Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (68-53) are headed to Globe Life Field on Sunday where they will try to beat the Texas Rangers (56-66). The starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez and Tyler Mahle.

Minnesota has a slugging rate of .430 and have been called out on strikes 970 times, while being walked on 367 occasions. They have accounted for 557 runs batted in as well as 1,038 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .253. The Twins have tallied 241 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 149 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 591 runs scored while having a team OBP of .324. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which is 7th in baseball.

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The Twins hold a team ERA of 4.10 on the year (17th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,100 batters. Twins pitchers have yielded 141 home runs and also 524 total runs (16th in MLB). They have walked 312 opposing players and their FIP is 3.84 as a squad on the year. Minnesota has allowed 944 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 488 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.53 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17.

The Twins have dispatched 386 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 runners this season with 44.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have tallied 34 saves so far this year and have blown 14 of 48 chances to get a save. The Twins relievers have earned a save rate of 70.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 72 holds on the year (10th in the league). Twins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 91 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,651 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have 3,217 putouts this season, in addition to 918 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 8th in MLB, and they have turned 54 double plays.

Lopez (50-47 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.93 while he has faced 3,469 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 765 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 219 free passes. His ERA is 3.99 (372 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.173. Lopez has taken the ball for 839 innings and is sitting with 872 punch outs thus far in his career.

Texas has 133 long balls on the campaign as well as 498 RBIs. They have tallied 160 doubles, while taking a walk 385 times and scoring 520 runs. The Texas Rangers hold an OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .239 on the year. The Rangers have a team slugging % of .381 and they are scoring 4.26 runs per outing (19th in the league). They have been rung up on 946 occasions (23rd in the league) and have recorded 983 hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.302 with a FIP of 4.41 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 979. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 552 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (517 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (1,021 strikeouts vs 419 free passes). They have yielded 150 homers and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

Texas has called on relievers to take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 64.1%, and they have sent 360 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 138 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.6% out of their 225 inherited base runners. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 53 holds and also 14 blown saves.

In 9,666 innings on the field, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have turned 87 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Rangers have racked up 1,055 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 3,222 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Mahle has conceded 606 hits while tallying 686 K's in 644 innings pitched. Mahle (33-42 career record) has earned a 4.29 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 307 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.307 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 2,762 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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