Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+110) Minnesota (-130)

The Texas Rangers (24-28) are headed to Target Field on Sunday where they will meet the Minnesota Twins (27-23). The odds on this game have the Rangers at +110 while the Twins are coming in at -130. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Nathan Eovaldi and Pablo Lopez.

Texas has a slugging rate of .383 and have struck out 404 times, while drawing a walk on 172 occasions. They have 220 runs batted in and 432 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .243. The Rangers have accumulated 68 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 55 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 230 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 14th in the league.

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The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.16 on the season (19th in the league), and the staff has struck out 440 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 55 home runs and also 238 total runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 196 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.20 as a unit over the course of the season. Texas has yielded 400 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 212 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30.

The Rangers have sent 153 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 99 base runners so far this year and 41.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 9 saves this season and have blown 7 out of their 16 chances to get a save. The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.3% and has entered the game in 41 save situations. The relievers have a total of 23 holds so far this year (25th in MLB). Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 61 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have transformed 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,131 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers are sitting with 1,377 putouts so far this season, in addition to 463 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which is 17th in baseball, and have a total of 41 double plays.

Eovaldi has taken the hill for 1,443 innings and has earned 1,236 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.06 (651 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.299. He has surrendered 1,453 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 422 free passes. Eovaldi (81-75 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.82 while he has gone up against 6,100 batters during his time in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins have an OBP of .304 and a team batting average of .233 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 437 occasions (13th in the league) and have notched a total of 391 base hits. Minnesota has recorded 55 home runs for the year to go along with 206 RBIs. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .399 and they score 4.46 runs per outing (12th in MLB). They have recorded 97 two-baggers, while walking 143 times as well as racking up 223 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 217 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.13 (203 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 59 dingers and they relinquish 4.42 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.224 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.78 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (463 strikeouts against 126 bases on balls). They rank 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 415.

Minnesota has called on relievers to take the mound in 24 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves. They rank 12th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 157 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 46.0% out of their 63 inherited runners. With 64 save situations, the Twins have earned 39 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

Out of their 3,978 innings on the field, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 25 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Twins have recorded 359 assists, 18 errors and have a total of 1,326 putouts on the campaign.

Lopez (43-43 career record) has a 3.92 earned run average and has given up 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.95 and he has gone up against 3,137 batters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 331 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.173 and a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Lopez has given up 692 base knocks while totaling 786 punch outs in 759 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+110)

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