Twins vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Minnesota Twins, boasting a solid 69-53 record, swagger into Globe Life Field to lock horns with the Texas Rangers, who are currently sitting at 56-68 this season. The stakes are high with the Twins just a couple of games shy of the top spot in the American League, while the Rangers are trying to claw back from an 11-game deficit. It’s all happening today at 2:35 PM EST under the blazing Texas sun, with the mercury pushing 86.5° and just a whisper of an ESE breeze. Betting enthusiasts will note the Twins are slight favorites in this clash, but with an over/under of 8, will the bats heat up or will the pitchers cool things down? Fresh off a direct confrontation where the Twins took the upper hand, this rematch promises to be anything but predictable. So, as the Twins try to ‘twin’ it again and the Rangers look to ‘lasso’ a much-needed win, make sure you’re tuned in for every pitch!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 18, 2024 02:35PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Sunny with winds from the ESE at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 86.5° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-124	+104	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-114	-106	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+10	-210	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

137W-165L

53.3% Win Probability

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LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

150W-151L

46.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/24/24	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Under	-3.0
05/24/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-3.0
05/25/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Push	-0.0
05/25/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Push	-0.0
05/26/24	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Push	-0.0
05/26/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Push	-0.0
08/15/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-3.0
08/15/24	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Under	-3.0
08/16/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Under	-1.0
08/16/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Under	-1.0
08/17/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-1.0
08/17/24	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Under	-1.0
08/24/23	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Over	+4.0
08/24/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	7	Over	+4.0
08/25/23	Texas Rangers TEX	2	Over	+6.0
08/25/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	12	Over	+6.0
08/26/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Push	-0.0
08/26/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Push	-0.0
08/27/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Over	+5.0
08/27/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	7	Over	+5.0
09/01/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-2.0
09/01/23	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Under	-2.0
09/02/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	9	Over	+8.0
09/02/23	Texas Rangers TEX	7	Over	+8.0
09/03/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+3.0
09/03/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Over	+3.0

Twins Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

Pablo Lopez

ERA 4.667 | IP 135.0 | 11.0W-8.0L | KO 149.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-12-24	vsKC	3-8W	6.0	6	3	5	Over
08-06-24	@CHC	3-7L	5.0	7	4	2	Over
07-31-24	@NYM	8-3W	6.0	3	2	7	Over
07-26-24	@DET	9-3W	7.0	6	2	7	Over
07-20-24	vsMIL	8-4L	7.0	4	1	7	Over
07-10-24	@CWS	3-2W	5.0	4	2	5	Under
07-05-24	vsHOU	13-12L	5.0	8	6	6	Over
06-29-24	@SEA	5-1W	6.0	4	1	9	Under
06-23-24	@OAK	3-0W	8.0	2	0	14	Under
06-18-24	vsTB	6-7W	4.0	7	5	3	Over

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Tyler Mahle

ERA 2.793 | IP 9.7 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 9.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-12-24	@BOS	4-5L	4.7	3	2	7	Over
08-06-24	vsHOU	4-2L	5.0	5	1	2	Under
04-27-23	@KC	1-7W	4.0	2	1	6	Push
04-21-23	@WAS	3-2L	6.3	3	1	4	Under
04-15-23	@NYY	1-6W	4.3	4	4	5	Under
04-09-23	@HOU	5-1L	6.0	8	4	6	Under
04-03-23	@MIA	11-1L	5.0	5	1	7	Over
09-03-22	@CWS	11-1L	2.0	5	4	0	Over
08-17-22	@KC	11-1L	2.3	0	0	1	Over
08-12-22	@LAA	11-1L	6.0	3	0	6	Over

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	vs TEX	5-2W	8	1	Under
08/18	vs TEX	4-3W	5	2	Under
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	Push
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	Push

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	@ MIN	2-5L	8	0	Under
08/18	@ MIN	3-4L	8	1	Under
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	Push
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

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Willi Castro	7.9	10.3	0.261	0.415	0.385	0.800	0.326	0.023
#2 Jose Miranda	8.2	10.6	0.308	0.490	0.375	0.865	0.354	0.029
#3 Trevor Larnach	6.8	9.0	0.239	0.416	0.353	0.769	0.313	0.047
#4 Ryan Jeffers	8.0	10.8	0.229	0.454	0.352	0.806	0.329	0.057
#5 Matt Wallner	7.4	10.0	0.269	0.587	0.490	1.077	0.416	0.067
#6 Carlos Santana	7.2	9.5	0.242	0.429	0.378	0.806	0.326	0.043
#7 Manuel Margot	5.9	7.7	0.237	0.336	0.320	0.656	0.273	0.016
#8 Max Kepler	6.7	8.7	0.270	0.414	0.348	0.763	0.314	0.024
#9 Kyle Farmer	5.1	6.9	0.196	0.297	0.338	0.635	0.265	0.007

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	8.3	11.0	0.241	0.403	0.342	0.745	0.305	0.036
#2 Corey Seager	9.0	11.9	0.273	0.496	0.400	0.897	0.359	0.062
#3 Josh Smith	7.1	9.3	0.266	0.407	0.409	0.816	0.330	0.026
#4 Adolis Garcia	7.3	9.6	0.227	0.405	0.323	0.727	0.300	0.045
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	6.8	8.9	0.256	0.380	0.403	0.783	0.316	0.028
#6 Josh Jung	6.9	8.7	0.266	0.443	0.304	0.747	0.309	0.038
#7 Wyatt Langford	6.2	8.1	0.244	0.371	0.346	0.717	0.294	0.019
#8 Jonah Heim	5.4	7.0	0.231	0.351	0.301	0.652	0.271	0.031
#9 Leody Taveras	5.7	7.3	0.235	0.361	0.324	0.684	0.282	0.024

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