ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — A three-run seventh inning propelled the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field, earning a split of the first two games of their season-ending series.

The game was a pitchers’ duel for six innings before the Rangers’ offense broke through against the Twins’ bullpen. Texas improved to 80-78, while Minnesota fell to 68-90.

Minnesota’s Byron Buxton provided an immediate spark, launching the game’s first pitch from Texas starter Jacob deGrom deep to center field for his 32nd home run of the season, giving the Twins a 1-0 lead.

That solo shot was the only blemish on deGrom’s line. The veteran right-hander struck out eight over five innings, allowing just two hits. He was matched pitch-for-pitch by Minnesota’s Taj Bradley, who was equally dominant. Bradley yielded only one run on two hits across six strong innings, striking out nine. His lone mistake was a solo home run to Texas shortstop Josh Smith that tied the game in the fourth inning.

The 1-1 stalemate was broken in the decisive bottom of the seventh. After Cody Laweryson recorded the first out for Minnesota, Ezequiel Duran singled. Billy McKinney followed with an RBI single to left field, scoring Duran to give Texas its first lead at 2-1. Jonah Heim then singled, sending McKinney to third. Royce Lewis knocked in another run with a groundout, and after an intentional walk to Adolis García loaded the bases, Josh Smith drew a walk to force in Heim, making it 4-1.

Minnesota clawed one run back in the eighth against Rangers reliever Shawn Armstrong. Edouard Julien led off with a double and scored on a single by Royce Lewis, cutting the deficit to 4-2. Robert Garcia entered and retired the next two batters to escape the inning.

Phil Maton closed the door in the ninth for Texas, retiring the side in order to secure his fifth save of the season.

Garcia earned the win, improving to 4-7 after pitching two scoreless innings of relief. Minnesota’s Travis Adams was charged with the loss, falling to 1-4. He recorded only one out in the seventh inning and was responsible for the two runners who scored the go-ahead runs.

The game, played in two hours and fourteen minutes, was witnessed by a crowd of 24,622. Both teams finished with five hits. The result went against the betting line, as the total of six runs fell under the over/under of 7.5, though Texas covered the spread as a -1.5 favorite.

The teams conclude their four-game series and their respective seasons on Thursday afternoon.