Jung gave Texas the lead in the 7th inning with a home run and provided a walk-off infield hit in the 10th inning.
Texas Rangers' Carson Kelly , Josh Jung, center, and Max Scherzer, right, celebrate in the 10th inning of a baseball game after the team's 6-5 win against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. ’ 6-5 walk-off win vs. the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at Globe Life Field to snap a three-game losing streak and avoid a four-game sweep.
Before that, Jung drilled a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to cap a five-run frame and to give the Rangers a 5-4 lead over the Twins. He hit a Jorge Alcara fastball 106.3 mph into center field for his second home run“I needed that so bad,” Jung said of his home run. “I feel like I’ve just been grinding there, just hitting a lot of singles ... it was big, it lifted my spirits for sure.
“We got the long ball,” Bochy said. “Really, in that game, I said “If somebody can just come through and drive in a run, this thing can get going here.’ ... Marcus kind of got us going, and that got contagious.”, allowed four runs on six hits in three innings.
, Texas Rangers reporter. Shawn covers the Texas Rangers and other Dallas-area sports for The News. He joined The Dallas Morning News after covering UConn basketball, football and high school sports for The Hartford Courant. A Boston area native, Shawn graduated from Springfield College in 2018 and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Baseball America.
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