Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-125) Minnesota (+105)

The Minnesota Twins (67-62) will take on the Texas Rangers (72-56) at Target Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Texas at -125 while Minnesota is at +105. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Montgomery and Bailey Ober.

The Rangers have accumulated 276 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 178 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging percentage of .457 and have been rung up 1,117 times, while being walked on 450 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are recording 5.6 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in MLB. They have accounted for 685 runs batted in as well as 1,197 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .269. They have notched a total of 715 runs and have an OBP of .338.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.13 so far this season (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,048 hitters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 146 home runs and also 546 total runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 372 batters and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a team on the campaign. Texas has conceded 1,029 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 520 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 51.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 109 save situations. The relievers have inherited 192 base runners on the season with 30.2% of those runners crossed home plate. Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 115 times as well as having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 350 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 61 holds on the year (23rd in the league). They have 24 saves on the season and have missed out on 23 of their 47 save opportunities.

The Rangers have transformed 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of 10,188 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have accumulated 3,396 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,144 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball, and have 118 double plays.

Montgomery has pitched in 713 innings and has totaled 673 punch outs during his career. Montgomery (36-33 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.75 while he has gone up against 2,971 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.70 (293 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.213. He has conceded 668 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 197 walks.

Minnesota has 180 home runs on the season and 556 runs batted in. They have tallied 218 doubles, while taking a walk 438 times as well as notching 580 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .241 so far this year. The Twins have a SLG% of .423 and they are scoring 4.50 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,326 occasions (1st in baseball) and have a total of 1,047 base hits.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.208 with a FIP of 3.93 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.50 (1,221 strikeouts vs 358 walks). They come in at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,032. They have allowed 153 home runs and they yield 4.14 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 530 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.92 (501 earned runs surrendered).

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 55 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB holding a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 380 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 95 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of 132 inherited runners. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 65 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

In their 10,359 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (10th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 94 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Twins have accrued 995 assists, 57 errors and have accounted for 3,453 putouts during this campaign.

Ober (11-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.64 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.78 and he has faced 1,085 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 108 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.135 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Ober has surrendered 248 hits while tallying 263 strikeouts in 267 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+105)

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