Santana's sacrifice fly in 9th off All-Star closer Yates sends Twins past Rangers 3-2

— Carlos Santana hit a sacrifice fly off All-Star closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers.
Aug 16, 2025, 11:55 am - AP
MIN
TEX
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020000001360
200000000281
J. Alcala
win

J. Alcala3-3

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
K. Yates
loss

K. Yates4-2

1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB
J. Duran
save

J. Duran17

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MINTEX
1stGarcía singled to center, Semien scored, Smith to second.01
1stJung hit sacrifice fly to center, Smith scored.02
2ndCastro homered to left center (386 feet).12
2ndFarmer tripled to center, Farmer scored on fielding error by center fielder Taveras.22
9thSantana hit sacrifice fly to right, Wallner scored.32
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