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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins are going into the All-Star break playing their best baseball.Kepler hit the first grand slam by the Twins this season, one of their four homers in a 15-5 win Sunday at the AL-leading Texas Rangers. While still in last place in the AL, Minnesota has won seven of its last nine games.We always talk about trusting the process, but when you get good results and win games, you understand how enjoyable it is to go out there and compete and come out and win games, manager Paul Molitor said. Id like to think that these guys are hungry to win as many games going forward. Thats kind of an understatement. It should be the mindset all the time.Minnesota (32-56) won three of four at Texas after taking the last two games of its home series against the Rangers the previous weekend.Keplers slam with two outs in the fifth off A.J. Griffin (3-1) put the Twins up 6-0. It was the first career grand slam for Kepler, and seventh homer in his last 20 games.Were just having fun. Everybodys laughing before the game, enjoying themselves as much as they can. Picking each other up, Kepler said. When you have fun like that, you forget about the bad at-bats and all the negative swings you take or whatever it is.Kennys Vargas hit a towering shot to center in the fourth for the games first run. Eduardo Escobar and Brian Dozier added back-to-back homers in a seven-run seventh for the Twins.Minnesota has hit 29 homers the last 15 games, and the Twins 140 runs since June 18 are the most in the majors.Tommy Milone (2-2) struck out three and walked three. The left-hander was out of the game after walking Adrian Beltre to start the sixth, and Ryan Rua promptly grounded into a double play against reliever Taylor Rogers.Texas (54-36) still has the ALs best record but has lost nine of 12. Its AL West lead has dwindled from 10 games to 5 1/2 over Houston, still the largest ever for the Rangers at the break, but their smallest since June 14.There are points in the season where they dont look so well, dont feel so well. Today capped all that off. Hopefully, thats the bottom, Texas manager Jeff Banister said. Theres some times when youre not playing well, you kind of hope for a rainout. We get a four-day rainout.Minnesota matched its season high with 18 hits after also having 18 in the series opener Thursday night. Robbie Grossman, Eddie Rosario and Kurt Suzuki, the Nos. 6-8 batters, each had three hits, and No. 9 batter Escobar had two hits.Its great to score 15 runs. Its a good way to end the half, Grossman said. Weve been playing some good baseball. Well recharge in the next couple of days and get back after it.OFF THE BASE -- BARELYRosario, coming off a four-hit game for the Twins on Saturday night, clearly slid into second base ahead of the tag in his first at-bat in the second inning Sunday. Banister asked for a replay review, which showed Rosarios foot just briefly lost contact with the bag while 2B Rougned Odor was still applying a tag. The safe call was overturned for the second out, and Suzuki then had what was an inning-ending flyball instead of a likely sac fly to leave Grossman stranded at third base.SHORT HOPSVargas had his third homer in six games since being called up July 4. ... Odor had two errors in the eighth.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: CF Byron Buxton missed his second game because of a bruised right knee sustained in the first inning Friday night when he crashed into the wall. 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Manly skipper Jamie Lyon could come under scrutiny from the NRL after making a pointed comment in the Sea Eagles win over South Sydney on Monday night that appeared to question the integrity of match officials.Lyon has long had a reputation for constantly questioning referees and was at it again at Allianz Stadium in the concluding match of round 20 as Souths received a string of penalties.It seems like you are trying to get them back into the game, thats what it seems like, Lyon could be heard saying to referee Henry Perenara over the broadcasters Fox Sports audio.The NRL has taken a hardline of criticism of referees over the past two seasons.Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson earned a $40,000 fine for his verbal attaack on referee Ben Cummins following the Tricolours Anzac Day defeat to St George Illawarra earlier this season.ddddddddddddLyons remarks came as Souths were fighting their way back from an 18-0 halftime deficit.The Rabbitohs had bridged the gap to six points and looked to have moved closer before a Joe Burgess try was controversially turned down by the bunker.Manlys 20-12 win keeps their faint finals hopes alive.They are two wins behind eight-placed Penrith but face Newcastle and Parramatta in their next two matches.Souths will miss the playoffs for the first time under coach Michael Maguire. 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