Twins 4, Rangers 2: Kevin Correia pitched seven innings of one-run ball as visiting Minnesota won the rubber match of the three-game series.

Alex Presley went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in his Twins debut while Josmil Pinto and Doug Bernier each delivered a run-scoring double in a three-run fifth inning as Minnesota won a series at Texas for the first time since 2009.

Correia (9-10) defeated the Rangers for the second time this season, scattering five hits and inducing 14 ground-ball outs to help the Twins win for only the second time in eight games. Glen Perkins worked a perfect ninth for his 32nd save in 35 chances.

Mitch Moreland homered off Correia in the third inning and pinch hitter A.J. Pierzynski added a solo shot off reliever Jared Burton in the eighth for Texas. The first-place Rangers, who fell to 8-4 in their last 12, had their lead over Oakland in the American League West whittled to one game heading into Monday's three-game series showdown.

Minnesota used a three-run fifth to chase Travis Blackley (2-2), who was charged with three runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Making his major-league debut, Pinto picked up his first hit and first RBI with a double and scored on a ground-rule double by Bernier, who eventually came home on Presley's single for a 3-1 edge.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Presley, who joined the Twins on Sunday after being acquired from Pittsburgh one day ealier in the trade for Justin Morneau, batted leadoff and recorded his first three-hit performance since June 16. ... Rangers RHP Neftali Perez, who underwent Tommy John surgery last year, pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in his first appearance since May 18. 2012. ... SS Elvis Andrus sat out with tightness in his lower back but hopes to return to the lineup Monday. The Twins continue their Texas road trip with a three-game series at Houston that begins on Monday.