Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (26-23) are welcoming the Texas Rangers (24-26) at Target Field on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Michael Lorenzen and Bailey Ober.

Texas has a slugging rate of .388 and have struck out 391 times, while drawing a walk on 165 occasions. They have 216 RBI's as well as 422 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .246. The Rangers have earned 68 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 53 baseballs out of the park. They have 226 runs and have an OBP of .317. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 4.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have given up 48 long balls and also 214 runs in total (18th in the league). Texas has conceded 362 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 195 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.11 on the year (18th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 409 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 180 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.12 as a squad so far this season.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 41 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 93 base runners for the season with 44.1% of them crossed the plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 58 times as well as having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 147 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have racked up 23 holds so far this season (25th in MLB). They have accumulated 9 saves this year and have blown 7 out of their 16 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,329 putouts thus far, in addition to 444 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 14th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 38 double plays. The Rangers have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,987 innings, ranking them 5th in pro baseball.

Lorenzen has taken the mound for 766 innings and has racked up 635 punch outs so far in his career. Lorenzen (42-41 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.34 while he has gone up against 3,240 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.09 (348 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.318. He has given up 701 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 309 walks.

The Twins have a SLG% of .397 and they score 4.49 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have hit 94 doubles, while taking a walk 138 times as well as earning 220 runs. Minnesota has hit 54 home runs this season to go along with 203 runs batted in. They have struck out on 429 instances (13th in baseball) and have tallied 381 base knocks. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for a team OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .232 this year.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.251 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.81 as a team so far this year. They come in at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 401. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 213 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.32 (199 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.60 (441 strikeouts against 118 bases on balls). They have allowed 57 dingers and they relinquish 4.62 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

With 60 save situations, the Twins have earned 36 holds and also 8 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 23 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations and on 40 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 46.0% of 63 inherited base runners. They rank 13th in the league with a save rate of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 153 relievers onto the field so far this season.

In 3,897 innings on the diamond, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (24th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 25 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Twins have racked up 353 assists, 18 errors and have amassed 1,299 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Ober has allowed 303 base knocks while tallying 342 strikeouts in 339 innings pitched. He has conceded 141 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.092 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.03 and he has gone up against 1,367 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Ober (17-14 mark in his career) holds a 3.74 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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