ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Josh Bell homered and drove in three runs, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday.

Bell’s three-run blast in the first inning off MacKenzie Gore gave Minnesota a 3-0 lead, and the Twins added a run in the sixth. Joc Pederson answered with a two-run homer in the third for Texas, but the Rangers managed only five hits.

Taylor Rogers got the win with one-third of an inning, improving to 3-3. Yoendrys Gómez earned his seventh save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Gore (4-6) took the loss despite striking out 10 over seven innings, allowing four hits and four earned runs.

Mike Paredes was the top star for Minnesota, pitching 4 2/3 innings of two-run ball. The Twins moved to 34-40, while the Rangers fell to 35-37.

Attendance was 25,957 at Globe Life Park. The game lasted 2 hours, 13 minutes.