The Minnesota Twins (68-53) will visit the Texas Rangers (56-66), in the second game of a four-game series, Friday at 8:05 p.m. ET.
The Rangers (-115 moneyline odds to win) square off against the Twins (-104) in an expected close contest. The scheduled starters are Andrew Heaney (4-12) for the Texas Rangers, and Simeon Woods Richardson (3-3) for the Minnesota Twins.
These clubs meet again after the Twins’ 3-2 victory over the Rangers yesterday. Jorge Alcala (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) picked up the win for the Twins. Kyle Farmer went 2-for-4 with a triple to lead the team on offense. Kirby Yates (1.0 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 1 K) took the loss on the mound for the Rangers.
Ahead of this Rangers vs. Twins showdown, here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Rangers (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
Underdog: Twins (-104, bet $104 to win $100)
Over/under: 8.5
Rangers vs. Twins: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Friday, August 16, 2024
Game Time: 8:05 p.m. ET
Stadium: Globe Life Field
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 65 times this season and won 37, or 56.9%, of those games.
Texas is 34-26 this season when entering a game favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
The Rangers have a 53.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of its 121 games with a total this season.
The Rangers are 53-67-0 ATS in their 120 games with a spread this season.
Andrew Heaney (Rangers probable starter)
The Rangers will send Heaney (4-12) to the mound for his 24th start of the season. He is 4-12 with a 4.05 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 120 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when the lefty threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing five hits.
The 33-year-old has a 4.05 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .243 to his opponents.
Heaney heads into the outing with six quality starts under his belt this season.
Heaney enters this matchup with 15 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
He has had four appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Twins offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 1039 total hits and seventh in MLB action with 591 runs scored. It has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.431) and ranks seventh in home runs (149) in all of MLB.
Rangers batting stats
The Rangers rank 16th in Major League Baseball with 133 home runs.
Hitters for Texas have combined for a team rank of 23rd in the majors with a .381 team slugging percentage.
The Rangers rank 19th in MLB with a .239 team batting average.
Texas has scored 520 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
Texas ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
The Twins have been underdogs in 36 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (38.9%) in those contests.
This year, Minnesota has won eight of 27 games when listed as at least -104 or worse on the moneyline.
The Twins have an implied victory probability of 51% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 62 of its 121 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Twins have posted a record of 59-61-0 against the spread this season.
Simeon Woods Richardson (Twins probable starter)
Richardson (3-3 with a 3.78 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 102 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his 21st of the season.
The righty’s last time out came on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
In 20 games this season, the 23-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.78, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .234 against him.
Richardson is trying to secure his eighth quality start of the year.
Richardson has put up 12 starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
In three of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
He will match up with a Rangers offense that ranks 17th in the league with 983 total hits (on a .239 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .381 (23rd in the league) with 133 total home runs (16th in MLB play).
Twins batting stats
The Twins are seventh in MLB play with 149 total home runs.
So far this year, Minnesota’s .431 slugging percentage is sixth-best in the majors.
The Twins rank 10th in MLB with a .253 batting average.
The offense for Minnesota is No. 7 in baseball, scoring 4.9 runs per game (591 total runs).
The Twins rank eighth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .324.
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