MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Ruben Sierra hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th inning Wednesday night and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4.

Sierra singled and scored on Scott Sheldon's homer in the ninth, tying it at 3. Both teams scored a run in the 11th.

Luis Alicea and Frank Catalanotto drew walks from Travis Miller (1-3) in the Texas 12th and Sierra singled with one out. Catalanotto later scored on a double steal.

Sierra began the game 4-for-25 with one RBI since being called up from the minors.

John Wetteland (6-5) was the winning pitcher despite blowing his ninth save chance of the season.

Ricky Ledee led off the Texas 11th with a double off LaTroy Hawkins. After Sheldon sacrificed, Chad Curtis hit a go-ahead single.

The Twins made it 4-all in the bottom half when Cristian Guzman hit his 20th triple of the season and scored on Luis Rivas' sacrifice fly.

Sheldon's tying homer in the ninth came off Eddie Guardado. It was Guardado's first blown save in 10 chances this season.

The Twins took a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Torii Hunter and a sacrifice fly by Chad Moeller.

Minnesota went up 1-0 on an RBI single by Hunter in the fourth off Doug Davis. Ledee hit an RBI single in the sixth.

Minnesota starter J.C. Romero, who had give up 22 earned runs in his previous 21 innings, allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. He had a career-high eight strikeouts.

Notes: Twins manager Tom Kelly has matched a team record by using 17 rookies this season, but is likely to turn more to his veterans for upcoming series against contenders Chicago and Cleveland. "We're going to put the best nine guys we have out there," Kelly said. "I owe that to their managers." ... Rivas, a rookie 2B, has a hit in each of his five games since being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake City. He is 8-for-22 (.364). ... Hunter, who had two singles, is 15-for-40 in his last 11 games.