Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, July 8, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-120) Texas (+100)

The Texas Rangers (37-43) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (47-38) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -120 while Texas is sitting at +100. The total has been set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Jon Gray.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in the league. They have tallied 386 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .322. The Twins have compiled 148 doubles as a team and have hit 105 balls out of the stadium. They have 373 runs batted in in addition to 724 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is at .253. Minnesota is slugging .420 and have been called out on strikes 698 times, while being walked on 281 occasions.

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The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.66 on the campaign (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 687 batters. They have walked 245 opposing players and their FIP is 4.04 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Twins pitchers have allowed 96 home runs and also 334 runs (10th in baseball).

The Twins relievers have a save rate of 51.4% and has entered the game in 90 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 101 runners so far this year with 24.8% of them crossed home plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 68 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 278 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 54 holds over the course of the season (5th in the league). They have earned 18 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 17 out of their 35 save chances.

The Minnesota Twins have 2,263 putouts this season, in addition to 696 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 15th in MLB, and have earned 64 double plays. The Twins have converted 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 6,789 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 7th in professional baseball.

Gray has thrown 1,322 innings and has accounted for 1,275 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Gray (86-73 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.67 and he has gone up against 5,505 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.56 (523 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.213. He has conceded 1,136 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 467 free passes.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .297 in addition to a batting average of .238 so far this year. They have struck out on 690 instances (17th in the league) and have earned 649 hits. Texas has accumulated 105 home runs on the season to go along with 332 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .396 and they earn 4.40 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have recorded 101 two-baggers, while taking a walk 219 times as well as scoring 352 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a team so far this year. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 642. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 342 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.93 (310 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.36 (650 strikeouts vs 275 walks). They have surrendered 76 home runs and they yield 4.33 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

Texas has had relief pitchers enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in the league holding a save percentage of 54.8%, and they have sent 270 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 91 times in high leverage situations and on 63 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.3% out of 92 inherited runners. With 72 save situations, the Rangers have 41 holds and also 14 blown saves.

Out of their 6,393 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (14th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have gotten 70 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 754 assists, 50 errors and have 2,131 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Gray has surrendered 894 hits while earning 932 K's in 906 innings. He has given up a total of 457 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.324 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and he has gone up against 3,873 batters during his MLB career. Gray (57-53 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.54 ERA while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-120)

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