Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+125) Minnesota (-145)

Target Field is the site where the Minnesota Twins (26-23) will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (24-27) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at +125 and the Twins are priced at -145. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi and Chris Paddack.

The Rangers have recorded 68 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 54 balls out of the stadium. Texas is slugging .386 and have been rung up 398 times, while drawing a walk on 168 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. They have compiled 218 runs batted in and 428 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .245. They have earned a total of 228 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.17 so far this season (18th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 432 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 54 long balls and also 235 runs in total (22nd in baseball). They have walked 191 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a team over the course of the season. Texas has given up 390 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 209 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Rangers have sent 150 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 96 runners for the season and 42.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 9 saves this season and have blown 7 of 16 save chances. The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 56.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 41 save situations. The relievers have tallied 23 holds so far this year (25th in the league). Rangers pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 59 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have a tally of 1,353 putouts for the season, in addition to 453 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,059 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in professional baseball.

Eovaldi (81-75 career mark) has a FIP of 3.82 while he has faced 6,100 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,453 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 422 free passes. His earned run average is 4.06 (651 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.299. Eovaldi has pitched in 1,443 innings and has racked up 1,236 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .397 and they average 4.49 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have put up 94 doubles, while taking a walk 138 times as well as putting up 220 runs. Minnesota has tallied 54 HRs this year as well as 203 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 429 occasions (13th in MLB) and have accounted for 381 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have an OBP of .302 and a batting average of .232 so far this year.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 215 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.18 (201 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 58 dingers and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.231 and have a FIP of 3.76 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (457 strikeouts against 122 walks). They have a ranking of 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 411.

Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 23 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. They rank 13th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.2%, and they have sent 153 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have taken the field 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 40 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 46.0% out of their 63 inherited runners. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Twins have tallied 36 holds and also 8 blown saves.

Out of their 3,897 innings played, the Twins hold a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (24th in pro baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 25 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Twins have racked up 353 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 1,299 putouts for the season.

In his MLB career, Paddack has surrendered 376 hits while earning 385 strikeouts in 385 frames. He has surrendered 182 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.177 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.94 and he has gone up against 1,610 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Paddack (26-23 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.25 earned run average and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (-145) and under 8.5 runs

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