MINNEAPOLIS -- It’s hard to emphasize just how much the Rangers have needed this.\n\nIt’s come in spurts all season, but Texas’ offense is the main character, for better or for worse. It was for better on Tuesday night, when the Rangers erupted for 16 runs in a 16-4 win over the Twins to open the series at Target Field and extend their win streak to three games.
The 25 total runs over this three-game win streak are the most the Rangers have scored in any three-game span this season.\n\n“We knew it was there this whole time,” said Tuesday’s starter Tyler Mahle. “I've had confidence in them the whole time, this whole season. That's a perfect example of it. We just put it on and never really stopped. They're super fun to watch when they get like that. We know it's what we're capable of. That was a perfect showing of it.”
One of the biggest takeaways from Tuesday’s win was …\n\n**
Carter opened the season with Triple-A Round Rock and then hit just .182/.270/.273 with one home run and three RBIs in 11 MLB games before landing on the injured list on May 17 with a Grade 2 quad strain.\n\nBut since his return? After a three-hit day on Tuesday, he’s slashing .389/.421/.778 in six June games.\n\n“I don't know, baseball is weird,” Carter said of his turnaround. “It's one of those things that if I knew what was different or what I was doing, I would do it all the time. I just know I’m having fun right now. Everybody is. Hitting is contagious. We’re laughing, having fun, playing loose. It's exciting to see.”\n\nHere are the biggest positives from the Rangers’ offensive outburst on Tuesday.
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