The Texas Rangers (35-36) and the Minnesota Twins (33-40) square off on Monday at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Rangers are moneyline favorites (-169) against the underdog Twins (+142). Texas is projected to start MacKenzie Gore, while Minnesota has not named a starter.
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Rangers to win vs Twins -169
Rangers vs. Twins betting lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-169)
- Underdog: Twins (+142)
- Over/under: 8
Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rangers betting info
- The Rangers have put together a 19-17 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 52.8% of those games).
- Texas has played as moneyline favorites of -169 or shorter in just one game this season, which it lost.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 62.8% chance to win.
- Texas has played in 71 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-34-8).
- The Rangers have collected a 34-37-0 record against the spread this season.
Rangers hitting info
- Josh Jung leads the Rangers with a team-high batting average of .307.
- Jung ranks 93rd in homers and 105th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Jung enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .200 with three walks and an RBI.
- Jake Burger has shown off his power as he paces his team with 12 home runs and 42 RBI.
- Burger ranks 42nd in homers and 24th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
- Burger has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .375 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
- Brandon Nimmo is hitting .257 with 15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 24 walks.
- Ezequiel Duran has 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 16 walks while batting .281.
Rangers pitching rankings
- The Rangers pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Texas’ 3.79 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.233).
- Rangers pitchers combine to give up the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (80 total, 1.1 per game).
- Texas knocked off the Red Sox 6-4 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing nine hits.
Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Twins betting info
- The Twins have been underdogs in 49 games this season and won 21 (42.9%) of those contests.
- This season, Minnesota has won two of its three games when it’s the underdog by at least +142 on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 41.3% chance of a victory for the Twins.
- Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 44 of its 73 chances.
- The Twins are 38-35-0 against the spread in their 73 chances this season.
Twins hitting info
- Byron Buxton leads Minnesota in batting average (.276) and home runs (22) this season, while also chipping in with 35 RBI.
- Buxton is third in homers and 58th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Buxton takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .526 with three doubles, three home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
- Brooks Lee is batting .236 with an OBP of .294 and a slugging percentage of .412 this season.
- Lee is 51st in home runs and 40th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Kody Clemens has collected 52 base hits, an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .483 this season.
- Clemens has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
- Luke Keaschall is batting .245 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .325 this season.
- Keaschall has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
Twins pitching rankings
- The Twins strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- Minnesota has the 27th-ranked ERA (4.86) in the majors this season.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of 1.395 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- With 82 homers allowed, the Twins rank 20th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Minnesota suffered a 9-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out five Cardinals batters while allowing 13 hits.
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