MINNEAPOLIS -- Takeaways and observations from the Rangers' 5-4 loss to Minnesota on Sunday at Target Field:
THREE TAKEAWAYS
MISSED CHANCE: The Rangers lost to the three-game series to a team that has the worst record in the majors at 27-54. It was only the seventh series win of the season for Minnesota.
ROTATION SHORTFALL: Cole Hamels lasted only four innings, allowing five runs, in his shortest start of the season. The Rangers have had a starter go more than five innings only twice in the last seven games. That tears up a bullpen.