Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (55-65) will play the Minnesota Twins (67-52) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bailey Ober and Cody Bradford.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have accumulated 587 runs scored while having a team OBP of .324. The Twins have accumulated 239 doubles as a squad and have knocked 147 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 554 RBI's in addition to 1,025 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .254. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .432 and have been called out on strikes 955 times, while drawing a walk on 361 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.56 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17. Twins pitchers have relinquished 139 long balls and 518 runs in total (14th in the league). Minnesota has relinquished 925 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 482 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.11 on the campaign (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,087 batters. They have walked 305 opposing players and their FIP is 3.84 as a unit this year.

Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 91 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 72 holds on the campaign (8th in the league). The Twins bullpen have earned a save percentage of 70.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 120 save situations. They have tallied 33 saves so far this year and have blown 14 of their 47 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 138 base runners for the year and 44.2% of them crossed the plate. The Twins have sent 380 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Twins have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs in their 9,489 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have amassed 3,163 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 902 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 10th in baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays.

Ober has pitched in 420 innings and has earned 430 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Ober (25-17 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.54 and he has gone up against 1,684 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.60 (168 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.066. He has conceded 358 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 90 free passes.

The Rangers hold a slugging % of .379 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per outing (19th in MLB). They have notched 157 two-baggers, while getting a free base 380 times as well as scoring 509 runs. Texas has hit 129 home runs for the year as well as 488 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 933 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned 960 base hits. The Texas Rangers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the season.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.302 in addition to having a FIP of 4.41 as a squad for the year. They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 963. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 542 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.33 (507 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,007 strikeouts vs 411 bases on balls). They have surrendered 148 homers and they relinquish 4.62 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Sitting with 93 save situations, the Rangers have earned 53 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Texas has had relievers enter the contest in 38 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 126 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.4% of 223 inherited runners. They sit at 16th in the league holding a save rate of 63.2%, and they have dispatched 353 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

Out of their 9,495 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (6th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in MLB). The Rangers have recorded 1,041 assists, 47 errors and have accumulated 3,165 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Bradford has conceded 80 hits while accumulating 82 K's in 86 innings. Bradford (8-3 career mark) holds a 4.71 ERA while conceding 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 45 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.116 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.13 and he has faced 353 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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