The starting rotation, which carried the Twins to a 13-game winning streak last month that turned their season around, is now the team’s biggest concern. Nothing went right for Bailey Ober, who surrendered a home run on his second pitch Thursday.

Leadoff hitter Josh Smith greeted Twins starter Bailey Ober with a home run and the Rangers never really stopped hitting as Texas beat Minnesota, 16-3, in front of an announced crowd of 23,995 at Target Field to win two in a three-game series.

The Minnesota Twins didn’t give up double digit runs until last week, a remarkable run and testament to the depth of the Twins’ pitching staff. Now, they’ve given up 14+ runs three of their last seven, including 16 runs twice in this series to the Texas Rangers.