MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Interstat) — Right-hander Dean Kremer allowed one earned run over seven innings, and the Minnesota Twins held off the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at Target Field. Kremer, now 5-6, struck out four and gave up three hits for Minnesota, which improved to 77-86. Josh Bell drove in three runs and homered, while Royce Lewis added two hits, a homer and one RBI. Luke Keaschall scored three times as the Twins built a 5-1 lead through five innings. Texas got solo homers from Danny Jansen and Elias Díaz, and Corey Seager added a two-run shot in the ninth that cut the deficit to 6-4. Chase Silseth, now 3-4, took the loss for Texas, which fell to 80-82. Jordan Montgomery pitched 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings with three strikeouts. MacKenzie Gore allowed one earned run in 2 1/3 innings, A.J. Minter yielded one earned run in one inning, and Robert Garcia recorded one out. The game took 2 hours, 26 minutes and drew an announced 26,839. Texas had six hits; Minnesota had 10.