MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob deGrom matched a career high by allowing eight earned runs on Friday and the Texas Rangers stumbled again in the AL West race with a 10-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

Texas (79-81) remains tied with Houston, which has the tiebreaker. The Astros lost 6-5 at the Athletics, and the division winner will be baseball’s first postseason team without a winning record in a full season. An Astros win and Rangers loss on Saturday would clinch the division for Houston.

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