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Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/18/2021

Minnesota Twins (27-41) vs. Texas Rangers (25-43)
June 18, 2021 8:05 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers +148 / Minnesota Twins -160; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers meet in MLB action from Globe Life Field on Friday night.

The Minnesota Twins will look to build on their 7-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in their last matchup. Nelson Cruz led the charge with a three-run home run while Ryan Jeffers went 2 for 4 with a solo home run and two RBIs. Alex Kirilloff and Josh Donaldson each had an RBI to cap off Minnesota’s scoring as a team in the win while Jorge Polanco went 3 for 5 at the dish with a pair of doubles. Willians Astudillo, Miguel Sano and Luis Arraez each had a base hit to cap off Minnesota’s offense as a team in the winning effort. Bailey Ober threw four shutout innings in the start, but it was Caleb Thielbar that got the win to improve to 1-0 on the year. Jose Berrios will start here and is 7-2 with a 3.49 ERA and 81 strikeouts this season. In his career, Berrios is 2-1 with a 5.75 ERA and 30 strikeouts against Texas.

The Texas Rangers will look to bounce back from an 8-4 loss at the hands of Houston last time out. Eli White and Nick Solak each had two RBIs with White belting a pair of solo home runs to make up the scoring for Texas in the loss. Willie Calhoun, Avisail Garcia and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each had a base hit as the Rangers mustered up just six hits as a team in the losing effort. Jordan Lyles ended up with the loss, falling to 2-5 on the year after allowing five earned runs on seven hits while striking out three over 4.1 innings of work. Mike Foltynewicz will start here and is 1-7 with a 5.48 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. in his career, Foltynewicz is 2-0 with a 7.56 ERA and 18 strikeouts against Minnesota.

Minnesota is 5-16 in their last 21 games against the AL West and 1-6 in their last 7 games following a win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an off day. Texas is 14-37 in their lat 51 games following an off day and 7-15 in their last 22 games following a loss while the over is 5-0-2 in their last 7 games as an underdog. The over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings between these two teams in Texas.

I get the case that can be made for a home dog in certain spots, but the Rangers aren’t scoring and as bad as the Twins have been compared to what we expected to see from them this season, they’re still the better team with the better pitcher here. It’s a steep price for the Twins on the road, but I have to lay it and play it with the Twins here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Minnesota -160

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