Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Texas Rangers (52-65) are hitting the road to Target Field on Friday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (61-55). The starting pitchers are Martin Perez and Dylan Bundy.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are recording 4.4 runs/g, which ranks them 15th in baseball. They have accumulated 516 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Rangers have earned 166 doubles as a unit and have knocked 139 baseballs out of the park. They have 488 runs batted in and 957 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .241. Texas has a slugging rate of .395 and have been rung up 1,030 times, while taking a walk on 341 occasions.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.10 this season (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 960 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 419 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.29 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Rangers pitchers have allowed 123 home runs in addition to 526 total runs (21st in the league).

The Rangers have dispatched 391 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 141 base runners over the course of the season with 32.6% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 27 saves on the year and have blown 19 out of their 46 chances to get a save. The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 58.7% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 58 holds on the campaign (17th in the league). Rangers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 94 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 3,123 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,097 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which ranks 23rd in pro baseball, and have earned 96 double plays. The Rangers have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,369 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in pro baseball.

Perez has pitched in 1,244 frames and has accumulated 865 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Perez (72-72 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.39 while he has gone up against 5,412 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.49 (621 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.448. He has surrendered 1,355 base knocks (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 447 walks.

The Minnesota Twins have recorded an OBP of .321 and a team batting average of .252 so far this season. They have been rung up on 944 occasions (21st in MLB) and have totaled 990 hits. Minnesota is sitting with 142 home runs over the course of the season as well as 504 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .416 and they have an average of 4.50 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have recorded 195 two-baggers, while taking a walk 377 times and putting up 522 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 490 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.97 (454 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 139 dingers and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.241 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 (967 strikeouts against 343 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 934.

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 22 saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 400 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.9% of 134 inherited base runners. With 126 save situations, the Twins have 81 holds and 22 blown saves.

In 9,261 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (6th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 82 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in baseball). The Twins have recorded 932 assists, 57 errors and are sitting with 3,087 putouts this year.

So far in his MLB career, Bundy has surrendered 854 base knocks while he has totaled 833 strikeouts in 869 innings. He has allowed 456 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 3,708 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Bundy (52-62 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.72 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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