Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (75-58) will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (69-65) at Globe Life Field on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Kenta Maeda and Jon Gray.

The Twins have compiled 224 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 187 balls out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been rung up 1,382 times, while drawing a walk on 463 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They have accrued 578 runs batted in in addition to 1,083 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .239. They are sitting with 603 runs scored and hold an OBP of .319.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.37 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have allowed 160 home runs in addition to 557 runs (7th in MLB). Minnesota has conceded 1,076 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 526 earned runs. The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.94 for the season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,264 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 375 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.95 as a squad this season.

Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 103 times in addition to having 153 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds this season (17th in the league). The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.4% and has come into the game in 126 save situations. They have earned 31 saves for the season and have blown 26 of their 57 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 base runners on the campaign and 30.4% of them crossed home plate. The Twins have dispatched 399 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Minnesota Twins have earned a total of 3,546 putouts thus far, as well as 1,022 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 7th in MLB, and they have turned 98 double plays. The Twins have transformed 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,638 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball.

Maeda has pitched in 840 innings and has accumulated 925 K's so far in his career. Maeda (62-48 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.73 while he has gone up against 3,454 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.95 (369 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.143. He has given up 720 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 241 walks.

Texas has 184 long balls for the year to go along with 708 runs batted in. They have notched 283 doubles, while walking 475 times as well as scoring 738 runs. The Texas Rangers have an OBP of .338 as well as a team batting average of .268 over the course of the season. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .454 and they are earning 5.55 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 1,167 occasions (14th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,240 hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.235 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,064. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 565 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.09 (536 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,105 strikeouts against 393 bases on balls). They have given up 154 HR's and they allow 4.31 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have earned 26 saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 369 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 126 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of their 199 inherited base runners. With 119 save situations, the Rangers have 66 holds and 26 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 120 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Rangers have 1,157 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 3,488 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,464 innings on the field, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (3rd in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Gray has surrendered 1,057 base hits and he has 1,103 punch outs in 1,094 innings pitched. Gray (68-63 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.42 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 537 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.299 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.03 and he has gone up against 4,638 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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