ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michael Helman drove in all the Texas runs with a grand slam and a double, lefty Jacob Latz pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the playoff-chasing Rangers beat the MLB-best Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 on Monday night.
The Rangers (75-70) moved within 3 1/2 games of idle Houston, the closest they have been to the AL West lead since also trailing by 3 1/2 on May 30. Texas, with 17 games remaining, just won two of three against the Astros.
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Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang overruns a foul ball by Texas Rangers' Jake Burger during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) and catcher William Contreras (24) react after pitching to the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim, bottom, slides in to score ahead of the tag of Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras on a double by Rangers' Michael Helman during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob Latz throws against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Texas Rangers' Michael Helman, right, is greeted near home plate by teammates, from left, Jonah Heim, Dylan Moore and Kyle Higashioka after scoring them all on a grand slam off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Milwaukee (89-56), which in this three-game series could become the first team to officially clinch a playoff spot, was held scoreless for the 11th time this season. Cole Winn, Jacob Webb and Chris Martin finished off the Rangers' 14th shutout win.
Texas didn't even have a base runner against Brewers starter Jose Quintana (11-6) until Jake Burger's leadoff walk in the fifth. The bases were loaded after Kyle Higashioka doubled off the very top of the 8-foot wall in left and Jonah Heim drew a walk before Helman's fourth homer of the season.
Helman added a two-out RBI double in the seventh.
Latz (2-0) made his third consecutive start in what had been the rotation spot of 11-game winner Nathan Eovaldi before he went the injured list with a right rotator cuff strain. The left-hander struck out four and walked one while allowing only three singles.
Batting with the bases loaded for the first time in his 30 big league games, Helman hit a 381-foot liner into the left-field seats.
The Rangers have won 12 of their past 16 games. They scored at least four runs in each win, and were held to fewer than that in those losses.
Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter (9-8, 3.74 ERA) starts Tuesday night in the middle game of the series. Milwaukee hadn't named a starter.
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Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang overruns a foul ball by Texas Rangers' Jake Burger during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) and catcher William Contreras (24) react after pitching to the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim, bottom, slides in to score ahead of the tag of Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras on a double by Rangers' Michael Helman during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob Latz throws against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Texas Rangers' Michael Helman, right, is greeted near home plate by teammates, from left, Jonah Heim, Dylan Moore and Kyle Higashioka after scoring them all on a grand slam off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.
The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting further heightened the fear and anger that has radiated across the city since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good in the head.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors.
“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,” Trump said in social media post.
Presidents have indeed invoked the Insurrection Act more than two dozen times, most recently in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush to end unrest in Los Angeles. In that instance, local authorities had asked for the assistance.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison responded to Trump's post by saying he would challenge any deployment in court. He's already suing to try to stop the surge by the Department of Homeland Security, which says it has made more than 2,000 arrests in the state since early December. ICE is a DHS agency.
In Minneapolis, smoke filled the streets Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas into a small crowd. Protesters responded by throwing rocks and shooting fireworks.
Demonstrations have become common in Minneapolis since Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7. Agents who have yanked people from their cars and homes have been confronted by angry bystanders demanding they leave.
“This is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in and at the same time we are trying to find a way forward to keep people safe, to protect our neighbors, to maintain order,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said.
Frey said the federal force — five times the size of the city’s 600-officer police force — has “invaded” Minneapolis, and that residents are scared and angry.
Homeland Security said in a statement that federal law enforcement officers on Wednesday stopped a driver from Venezuela who is in the U.S. illegally. The person drove off then crashed into a parked car before fleeing on foot, DHS said.
Officers caught up, then two other people arrived and the three started attacking the officer, according to DHS.
“Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his life,” DHS said. The confrontation took place about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) from where Good was killed.
Police chief Brian O’Hara said the shot man was being treated for a non-life-threatening injury. The two others are in custody, DHS said. O’Hara's account of what happened largely echoed that of Homeland Security.
Earlier Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz described Minnesota said what's happening in the state “defies belief.”
“Let’s be very, very clear: this long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement,” he said. “Instead, it’s a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government.”
Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who killed Good, suffered internal bleeding to his torso during the encounter, a Homeland Security official told The Associated Press.
The official spoke to AP on condition of anonymity in order to discuss Ross’ medical condition. The official did not provide details about the severity of the injuries, and the agency did not respond to questions about the bleeding, how he suffered the injury, when it was diagnosed or his medical treatment.
Good was killed after three ICE officers surrounded her SUV on a snowy street near her home. Bystander video shows one officer ordering Good to open the door and grabbing the handle. As the vehicle begins to move forward, Ross, standing in front, raises his weapon and fires at least three shots at close range. He steps back as the SUV advances and turns.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said Ross was struck by the vehicle and that Good was using her SUV as a weapon — a self-defense claim that has been criticized by Minnesota officials.
Chris Madel, an attorney for Ross, declined to comment.
Good’s family has hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd’s family in a $27 million settlement with Minneapolis. Floyd, who was Black, died after a white police officer pinned his neck to the ground 2020.
Madhani reported from Washington, D.C. Associated Press reporters Bill Barrow in Atlanta; Julie Watson in San Diego; Rebecca Santana in Washington; Ed White in Detroit and Giovanna Dell’Orto in Minneapolis contributed.
A protester holds an umbrella as sparks fly from a flash bang deployed by law enforcement on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Monica Travis shares an embrace while visiting a makeshift memorial for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A protester yells in front of law enforcement after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Tear gas surrounds federal law enforcement officers as they leave a scene after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Protesters shout at law enforcement officers after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
