Twins vs Rangers Game Breakdown
Twins
69W-53L
August 18, 2024
02:35PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Rangers
56W-68L
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
53.3% Win Probability
46.7% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/24/24 | Texas Rangers TEX | 2 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 3 | ||||
| 05/25/24 | Texas Rangers TEX | 3 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 5 | ||||
| 05/26/24 | Texas Rangers TEX | 6 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 2 | ||||
| 08/15/24 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 3 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 2 | ||||
| 08/16/24 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 4 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 3 | ||||
| 08/17/24 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 5 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 2 | ||||
| 08/24/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 5 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 7 | ||||
| 08/25/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 2 | Over | +6.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 12 | ||||
| 08/26/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 6 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 2 | ||||
| 08/27/23 | Texas Rangers TEX | 6 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 7 | ||||
| 09/01/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 5 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 1 | ||||
| 09/02/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 9 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 7 | ||||
| 09/03/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 5 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Texas Rangers TEX | 6 |
Twins Vs Over/Under
Rangers Vs Over/Under
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 9.5 | 0.242 | 0.429 | 0.378 | 0.806 | 0.326 | 0.043 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 7.3 | 9.6 | 0.227 | 0.405 | 0.323 | 0.727 | 0.300 | 0.045 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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