Twins vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Minnesota Twins, boasting a solid 67W-53L record, roll into the heat of Globe Life Field to clash with the Texas Rangers, who are trying to rope their way back from a 56W-66L season snag. With the first pitch scheduled to crack at 08:05 PM EST tonight, both teams are swinging for the fences in the American League stakes—Twins just 4 games shy of the top, while the Rangers are looking to lasso a comeback from 10 games back. The stakes are high with the betting lines drawn even, an over/under tantalizingly set at 8.5. Under the blazing Texas sun, with a gentle southern breeze nudging the mercury to a steamy 97.3°, tonight’s game promises more twists than a country line dance. Last time these two met, the Twins edged out a victory, but with both teams locked at -110, who will snatch the win tonight? Make sure you’re tuned in as the Twins try to plant their flag deep in Ranger territory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 16, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 97.3° with 39% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-110	-110	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	+101	-121	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+211	-11	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

135W-165L

49.8% Win Probability

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LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

150W-149L

50.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/24/24	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Under	-3.5
05/24/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-3.5
05/25/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Under	-0.5
05/25/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-0.5
05/26/24	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Under	-0.5
05/26/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-0.5
08/15/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-3.5
08/15/24	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Under	-3.5
08/24/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Over	+3.5
08/24/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	7	Over	+3.5
08/25/23	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Over	+5.5
08/25/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	12	Over	+5.5
08/26/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Under	-0.5
08/26/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-0.5
08/27/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Over	+4.5
08/27/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	7	Over	+4.5
09/01/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-2.5
09/01/23	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Under	-2.5
09/02/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	9	Over	+7.5
09/02/23	Texas Rangers TEX	7	Over	+7.5
09/03/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+2.5
09/03/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Over	+2.5

Twins Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

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ERA 3.782 | IP 102.3 | 3.0W-3.0L | KO 91.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-10-24	vsCLE	2-1L	7.0	4	2	7	Under
08-04-24	vsCWS	7-13W	4.0	6	3	6	Over
07-29-24	@NYM	2-15L	3.3	7	6	2	Over
07-23-24	vsPHI	3-0L	6.0	3	0	5	Under
07-13-24	@SF	4-2W	4.3	7	2	7	Under
07-07-24	vsHOU	2-3W	6.0	3	2	4	Under
07-02-24	vsDET	3-5W	5.7	4	3	4	Under
06-26-24	@ARI	8-3W	5.3	4	3	4	Over
06-20-24	vsTB	7-6L	6.0	4	2	6	Over
06-14-24	vsOAK	5-6W	4.0	4	4	4	Over

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ERA 4.05 | IP 120.0 | 4.0W-12.0L | KO 115.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-11-24	@NYY	7-8L	4.7	5	4	4	Over
08-05-24	vsHOU	3-4W	6.0	1	1	4	Under
07-31-24	@STL	1-10L	4.3	6	6	2	Over
07-26-24	@TOR	5-6L	5.0	7	4	4	Over
07-21-24	vsBAL	2-3W	5.0	2	0	4	Under
07-12-24	@HOU	3-6L	5.0	5	3	5	Over
07-06-24	vsTB	3-4W	5.3	3	0	7	Under
06-30-24	@BAL	11-2W	7.0	5	2	10	Over
06-25-24	@MIL	1-3L	5.0	6	2	4	Under
06-19-24	vsNYM	3-5W	6.0	4	3	9	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/17	vs TEX	3-2W	6	1	Under
08/16	@ KC	1-4L	7	1	Under
08/15	@ KC	13-3W	15	3	Over
08/14	@ KC	8-3W	10	2	Over
08/13	@ CLE	3-5L	11	2	Under
08/12	@ CLE	1-2L	4	0	Under
08/11	@ CLE	6-3W	11	1	Over
08/11	@ CLE	4-2W	8	2	Under
08/09	vs CHC	2-8L	6	0	Over
08/08	vs CHC	3-7L	3	2	Over
08/07	vs CHC	3-0W	8	1	Under
08/06	@ CWS	13-7W	14	1	Over
08/05	@ CWS	6-2W	8	2	Under
08/04	@ CWS	10-2W	9	3	Over
08/02	vs NYM	8-3W	10	2	Over

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/17	@ MIN	2-3L	8	0	Under
08/16	vs BOS	9-7W	15	4	Over
08/15	vs BOS	4-9L	6	0	Over
08/14	vs BOS	4-5L	6	1	Over
08/13	vs NYY	7-8L	12	2	Over
08/12	vs NYY	9-4W	16	1	Over
08/12	vs NYY	0-8L	5	0	Under
08/09	@ HOU	4-6L	9	1	Over
08/08	@ HOU	2-4L	1	1	Under
08/07	@ HOU	4-3W	5	2	Under
08/06	@ BOS	2-7L	3	2	Over
08/05	@ BOS	7-4W	13	2	Over
08/04	@ BOS	6-11L	8	4	Over
08/02	vs STL	1-10L	5	0	Over
08/01	vs STL	1-8L	4	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Manuel Margot	8.2	10.7	0.237	0.337	0.321	0.659	0.274	0.016
#2 Royce Lewis	9.9	13.4	0.270	0.632	0.401	1.033	0.410	0.099
#3 Carlos Santana	8.3	11.0	0.244	0.425	0.376	0.801	0.325	0.041
#4 Jose Miranda	7.7	10.0	0.309	0.495	0.378	0.873	0.357	0.029
#5 Ryan Jeffers	7.5	10.1	0.228	0.446	0.349	0.795	0.325	0.054
#6 Willi Castro	6.8	8.9	0.259	0.414	0.384	0.799	0.325	0.023
#7 Kyle Farmer	5.9	7.9	0.200	0.303	0.345	0.648	0.269	0.007
#8 Trevor Larnach	6.0	7.9	0.240	0.408	0.356	0.764	0.312	0.044
#9 Austin Martin	5.1	6.7	0.240	0.333	0.339	0.673	0.278	0.006

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	8.9	11.8	0.241	0.400	0.344	0.744	0.305	0.035
#2 Corey Seager	10.0	13.1	0.276	0.502	0.402	0.905	0.362	0.063
#3 Josh Smith	7.3	9.6	0.268	0.410	0.412	0.822	0.333	0.026
#4 Adolis Garcia	7.7	10.2	0.229	0.410	0.326	0.736	0.303	0.046
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	7.4	9.8	0.259	0.385	0.405	0.790	0.318	0.029
#6 Josh Jung	7.6	9.6	0.268	0.465	0.310	0.775	0.320	0.042
#7 Wyatt Langford	6.7	8.7	0.243	0.373	0.347	0.720	0.295	0.020
#8 Jonah Heim	6.0	7.9	0.231	0.349	0.301	0.651	0.271	0.031
#9 Leody Taveras	5.9	7.6	0.232	0.360	0.322	0.681	0.281	0.025

Twins Notable Injuries

Joe Ryan OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 7.6
Byron Buxton OUT (OF): Avg: 0.275 SLG:0.528 Last game: 08/14/24. Impact: 3.6
Brooks Lee OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.347 Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 2.1
Brock Stewart OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/31/24. Impact: 0.4

Rangers Notable Injuries

Max Scherzer OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 6.7
Jon Gray OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/30/24. Impact: 3.6
Josh Sborz OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 1.0
Jacob Latz OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/04/24. Impact: 0.4