Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, August 24, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-105) Minnesota (-115)

The Minnesota Twins (65-61) will take on the Texas Rangers (72-54) at Target Field on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Rangers at -105 while the Twins are at -115. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Andrew Heaney and Pablo Lopez.

The Rangers have tallied 273 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 174 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas is slugging .457 and have been called out on strikes 1,104 times, while taking a walk on 446 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have tallied 678 RBI's as well as 1,179 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .269. They have accumulated 708 runs scored and have an OBP of .339.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 138 long balls in addition to 527 runs in total (8th in MLB). Texas has conceded 1,006 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 500 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.03 on the year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,030 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a unit for the year.

The Rangers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 52.2% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 187 base runners over the course of the season and 29.4% of those players earned a run for their team. Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 112 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 343 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have earned 60 holds for the year (22nd in the league). They have accumulated 24 saves for the year and have not converted 22 of their 46 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have earned 3,348 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,126 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 4th in baseball, and they have twisted 115 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 10,044 innings, ranking them 3rd in MLB.

Heaney has taken the mound for 825 innings and has racked up 882 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.52 (414 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.258. He has given up 792 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 246 free passes. Heaney (45-48 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.43 while facing 3,502 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins have tallied an OBP of .317 as well as a batting average of .239 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,298 occasions (1st in the league) and have notched a total of 1,014 hits. Minnesota has accounted for 169 home runs for the season to go along with 530 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .416 and they tally 4.40 runs per game (19th in the league). They have recorded 211 doubles, while getting a free base 424 times as well as scoring 554 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have relinquished 515 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.92 (489 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 146 homers and they allow 4.13 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.205 with a FIP of 3.88 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.60 (1,199 strikeouts vs 350 walks). They rank 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,003.

Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% of 132 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 138 times in high leverage situations and also on 95 occasions with base runners. With 119 save situations, the Twins have earned 64 holds and 24 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB holding a save rate of 54.7%, and they have dispatched 373 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 53 save opportunities and they have tallied 29 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 90 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Twins have recorded 965 assists, 56 errors and have amassed 3,370 putouts on the season. In 10,110 innings on the diamond, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (9th in pro baseball).

In his career, Lopez has surrendered 593 hits while he has tallied 676 K's in 663 innings pitched. Lopez (37-37 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.84 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 283 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.166 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.73 and he has gone up against 2,736 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-105)

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