The Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers meet Thursday in MLB action from Globe Life Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Rangers vs Twins Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Minnesota Twins will send out Bailey Ober for the start here and Ober is 5-9 with a 5.32 ERA and 115 strikeouts this season. In his career, Ober is 1-1 with a 7.32 ERA and 15 strikeouts against the Rangers. The Texas Rangers will start Tyler Mahle here and Mahle is 6-3 with a 2.20 ERA and 62 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Twins, Mahle is 1-0 with a 7.20 ERA and 21 strikeouts.
Minnesota Twins Recap
The Minnesota Twins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Texas Rangers last time out to slip to 68-90 this season. After this series, the Twins will close out the regular season with a series on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Twins Drop 6 Of Last 8
Byron Buxton has 124 hits along with 21 doubles, a team-high 31 home runs and 76 RBIs with 24 stolen bases and 7 triples while Trevor Larnach’s chipped in 122 hits with 22 doubles, 17 home runs and 60 RBIs as well this season. Brooks Lee has contributed 112 hits with 15 doubles, 16 home runs and 64 RBIs and Matt Wallner has 22 homers and 40 RBIs as well.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Rangers have lost eight of their last nine games.
- The Twins have won each of their last five games against the Rangers following a loss.
- The Twins have covered the run line in 12 of their last 13 road games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line each of their last six day games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Bailey Ober has recorded five or more strikeouts in nine of his last 12 appearances against AL West opponents.
- Byron Buxton has hit a home run in each of his last three road appearances after playing the previous day.
- Jose Miranda has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers come into this game looking to add on to their win over Minnesota from Wednesday’s clash to improve to 80-78 this season. After this series, the Rangers will travel to Cleveland for a series against the Guardians.
Rangers Snap Eight-Game Losing Streak
Corey Seager has 103 hits including 21 home runs and 50 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 113 hits with 28 doubles, 18 home runs, 74 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Josh Jung has 116 hits with 21 doubles, 14 home runs and 60 RBIs while Wyatt Langford has 118 hits with 25 doubles, 22 home runs, 62 RBIs and 22 stolen bases and Jonah Heim has 11 homers and 43 RBIs. Josh Smith has chipped in 123 hits with 23 doubles, 9 home runs and 34 RBIs with 12 stolen bases and Marcus Semien’s added 108 hits with 16 doubles, 15 homers and 62 RBIs but has 93 strikeouts this season.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last nine day games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Twins have lost eight of their last nine day games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last five home games against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games after playing the previous day.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Mahle has recorded four or more strikeouts in 25 of his last 26 home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in four of his last five home appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Marcus Semien has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 20 home appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Rangers’ last nine home games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Twins’ last five games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Rangers vs Twins Prediction
I’m on the Rangers here. I get the case to be made for an underdog in spots where neither side really has anything to play for. However, there are certain pitchers I have a hard time backing even on their best day, and Bailey Ober is one of those pitchers. He’s given up a ton of hard contact and a lot of runs and home runs at that. As bad as the Texas Rangers were playing down the stretch, I still think this is a talented team that can take advantage of those shortcomings. I’ll side with Texas in this one.