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Minnesota bounced back from a three-game losing streak in a big way Saturday afternoon, and now the Twins are seeking their biggest series victory of the season in Sundays finale against the Texas Rangers.The Twins (26-54) had a historic performance from Max Kepler, who drove in a club rookie record seven runs, blasting a pair of home runs -- including a three-run shot -- as Minnesota cruised to a 17-5 victory at Target Field.I think when you have a big day like today and you hit a couple over the fence, it bodes well mentally, Twins manager Paul Molitor said of Kepler.It was the Twins biggest offensive output since a 20-run outburst against Detroit on Aug. 22, 2014, and it left them with a chance to take a three-game set against the American League-leading Rangers (52-30).We set the tone in the first inning with our sloppy play, said Rangers manager Jeff Banister, whose team surrendered four runs in the frame. We couldnt get out of the first.Texas won the opener Friday, using an Ian Desmond solo homer in the 10th inning to claim a 3-2 victory.The Rangers now turn to staff ace Cole Hamels (9-1, 2.60 ERA) to stop the bleeding and stave off a fourth loss in the last five contests.The left-hander has been on a roll lately, going 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA in his last four starts. On Tuesday, Hamels tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out seven to silence the New York Yankees in a 7-1 victory.Unfortunately for Minnesota, home-field advantage likely wont have much of an impact on Hamels, who has won a Rangers record nine consecutive decisions in road starts. He is 6-0 with a 1.44 ERA on the road this year.Hamels is 1-0 with a 5.21 ERA in three career starts against Minnesota. Brian Dozier is the only Twins hitter with more than one hit off Hamels, going 2-for-5 with a double.Dozier extended his on-base streak to a major-league-leading 24 games with a second-inning walk Saturday.The news wasnt all good for Minnesota on Saturday, as it lost shortstop Eduardo Escobar to a left hamstring strain in the second inning after he sustained the injury when sliding into home an inning earlier.Twins manager Paul Molitor said Escobar would be re-evaluated Sunday.Kyle Gibson (1-5, 5.12 ERA) will be tasked with completing the Twins series victory, making his fourth career start against Texas.The right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA against the Rangers, and hes looking to build on an encouraging outing his last time out.Gibson pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday in a 4-0 road win against the Chicago White Sox, allowing just five hits and a walk while fanning a season-high seven.He hadnt tossed a scoreless outing since last Sept. 30, a nine-strikeout performance over six innings at Cleveland.Elvis Andrus is 3-for-10 with a home run and two RBI against Gibson. 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Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Mizzou Volleyball (12-3, 3-0 SEC) continued its hot start in Southeastern Conference play, earning a 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-17) sweep at Arkansas on Friday evening. The Tigers are in midst of an overall seven-match winning streak, including four consecutive sweeps against their opponents.Collectively, Mizzou posted a season high .435 hitting percentage on 48 kills. The Tigers opened the evening with consecutive sets of hitting .500 or higher. Individually, three Tigers hit .500 or higher on the night. Sophomore Alyssa Munlyn (Suwanee, Ga.) paved the way with 10 kills on career high .750 hitting.Munlyns .750 hitting performance entered the Top 10 all-time individual single-match hitting percentage record book in Mizzou Volleyball history. Senior Emily Thaters (Springfield, Mo.) .700 hitting percentage (on eight kills) marked a new season high, while senior Carly Kans (Honolulu) .500 hitting percentage (on team-high 12 kills) rounded out impressive Tiger nights.Kans 12 kills and 10 digs marked her team-leading seventh double-double of the season. The Honolulu native has posted a double-double in each of Mizzous three SEC matches this year.Redshirt junior Kira Larson (Fargo, N.D.) was effective offensively as well, recording seven kills on .333 hitting. It marked her sixth time this season hitting .300 or higher in a matcch.dddddddddddd Junior Courtney Eckenrode (The Woodlands, Texas) posted her seventh-consecutive match with 30-plus assists to aid the Tigers attack.The Tigers opened the match with outstanding offensive numbers, posting 18 kills on .517 hitting in the first set. Munlyn, Kan and Larson each tallied a team-high four kills to pace the potent Mizzou attack. Eckenrode recorded 13 kills in the opening set with five Tigers totaling multiple kills. For the second consecutive set, Mizzous attack shined as it tallied 16 kills on .500 hitting. Munlyn continued her outstanding early performance with a team-high five kills in the second set.Following a strong opening set, Arkansas struggled in the second set with only 11 kills on .212 hitting. The Tigers strong defense included one total block, while forcing four attack errors. Kan concluded her consistent offensive evening in the third set, tallying four kills in each set played Friday. Mizzous defense stepped up again in the final set as well, leading Arkansas to nine attack errors and .000 hitting percentage.Mizzou closes out its weekend road trip on Sunday, Oct. 2, with a matchup at LSU. The match will broadcast live on SEC Network with first serve set for 1 p.m. (CT). ' ' '