The Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers meet Monday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Rangers vs Twins Prediction. This article will include a Rangers vs Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 33-40 on the year and play the Dodgers and Diamondbacks next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .240 on the season and have a .318 OBP and a .400 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.86 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Byron Buxton leads the Minnesota Twins with 69 hits and 35 RBI, while Josh Bell and Brooks Lee have combined for 118 hits and 79 RBI.
The Minnesota Twins didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time of this writing.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 35-36 on the year and play the Padres and Marlins next. The Texas Rangers are batting .239 on the season, with a .317 OBP and a .384 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 78 hits and 30 RBI, while Jake Burger and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 131 hits and 67 RBI.
MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 4-5 with a 4.18 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. This will be Gore’s second career game against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Twins have lost seven of their last eight road games.
- The Rangers have won five of their last six home games.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last five home games against AL Central opponents following a road win.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games following a win.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in five of their last six home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in five of their last six home games against opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last seven night games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Twins have won seven of their last eight Monday night games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven night games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Twins have covered the run line in 12 of their last 13 games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games at Globe Life Field.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven Monday night games.
- The Twins have won the first inning in three of their last four games at Globe Life Field.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last seven night games as underdogs has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rangers’ last four night games against AL Central opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 10 of the Rangers’ last 11 games as home favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Twins’ last nine games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Joc Pederson has hit at least one home run in four of the Rangers’ last six home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded five or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight home appearances.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded a win in three of his last four home appearances.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Trevor Larnach has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances with the Twins as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- Ryan Jeffers has hit a home run in each of his last four appearances at Globe Life Field against opponents that held a losing record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 28th in the league for RBIs this season (273).
- The Rangers rank T27th in the league for runs scored this season (285).
- The Twins rank 29th in the league for runs allowed this season (380).
- The Twins rank 28th in the league for ERA this season (4.86).
Rangers vs Twins Prediction
The Twins didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time of this writing, but it probably doesn’t matter. They’re a middle-of-the-road team at best, that’s been even worse on the road. Gore has been hittable at times this season, but he’s been great through 30.1 home innings, where he has a 2.08 ERA and a .183 batting average allowed. The Rangers have also played their best ball at home. Give me the Rangers to get a nice win to kick off the week.