The 32-year-old has spent his entire career with the Twins.
The Twins are 6-2 in their last eight games.
Benches cleared in the eighth inning after Shawn Kelley yelled at Marwin Gonzalez.
Minnesota leads the AL Central by 1.5 games over Cleveland.
Because this is how the Rangers do things.
The Indians, meanwhile, crushed the Yankees in New York.
He was suffering from a triceps strain in his pitching arm.
Marwin Gonzalez came up big with an eighth-inning home run.
Minnesota is on pace to hit 307 homers.