The Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers meet Thursday 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 35-40 on the year and play the Dodgers and Diamondbacks next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .241 on the season and have a .318 OBP and a .404 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.78 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Byron Buxton leads the Minnesota Twins with 71 hits and 36 RBI, while Josh Bell and Brooks Lee have combined for 124 hits and 84 RBI.
Joe Ryan gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 4-3 with a 3.17 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season. Ryan is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA and 20 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 35-38 on the year and play the Padres and Marlins next. The Texas Rangers are batting .238 on the season, with a .315 OBP and a .381 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.85 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 78 hits and 30 RBI, while Jake Burger and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 135 hits and 67 RBI.
Jack Leiter gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 3-6 with a 4.86 ERA and 79 strikeouts this season. This will be Leiter’s second career game against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Twins have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The underdogs have won five of the last six games between the Twins and Rangers.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in 12 of the Twins’ last 13 games at Globe Life Field.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six road day games.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in each of their last four day games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in nine of their last 10 games as road favorites against American League opponents.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Twins have won six of their last seven games at Globe Life Field against teams that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have lost four of their last five games.
- The Twins have covered the run line in seven of their last eight road games against the Rangers.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine home games against the Twins following a loss.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last six games at Globe Life Field.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games against AL West opponents.
- The Twins have won the first inning in each of their last four games against the Rangers.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last six games as road favorites has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rangers’ last four games as underdogs against AL Central opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six games between the Twins and Rangers.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last six games at Globe Life Field.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Seager has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with the Rangers as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with the Rangers as underdogs against AL opponents.
- Josh Jung ranks 9th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.299) this season.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Joe Ryan has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances.
- Josh Bell has recorded at least one hit in each of the Twins’ last nine road games.
- 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.
- Byron Buxton ranks 3rd in the league in Home Runs (23) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 28th in the league for runs scored this season (289).
- The Rangers rank 28th in the league for RBIs this season (277).
- The Twins rank 27th in the league for ERA this season (4.78).
- The Twins rank 26th in the league for runs allowed this season (384).
Rangers vs Twins Prediction
The Rangers just can’t figure things out, and Leiter is a pitcher I’ve never been excited to back. Leiter has a 4.97 ERA and 1.41 WHIP through 76 innings, and he’s had control issues throughout his young career. The Twins have shown signs of life lately, and Ryan is an all-star caliber pitcher when he’s right. Through 82.1 innings this season, Ryan has a 3.17 ERA and 1.00 WHIP while averaging more than a strikeout per inning. I’m siding with the Twins and the plus money on Thursday afternoon.