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Jose Miranda takes a two-game home run streak into the Minnesota Twins’ (62-55) matchup against the Texas Rangers (53-66). The Twins are favored on the moneyline (-179) in this matchup against the Rangers (+151), which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday at Target Field. Chris Archer starts for Minnesota while Texas will counter with Glenn Otto.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Rangers
- Game Day: Saturday, August 20, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Twins | -179 | 8.5 |
Twins Stats & Trends
Twins Batting
- The Twins are eighth-best in baseball with 144 total home runs.
- The Twins’ .251 batting average is 10th-best in the majors.
- The Twins’ .321 on-base percentage is seventh-best in the league.
- Twins batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the ninth-fewest strikeouts in the league.
- The Twins average 1.2 homers per home game this season (72 total at home).
- The Twins are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .415 in home contests.
- At home this season the club averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .252.
Twins Key Batters
- Luis Arraez leads Minnesota in OBP (.400), slugging percentage (.448) and OPS (.848) this season.
- Arraez is second in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and 47th in slugging among qualifying hitters in baseball.
- Arraez hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
- Jorge Polanco is hitting .236 with 15 doubles, 15 home runs and 60 walks.
- Among all qualifying hitters, Polanco ranks 113th in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage and 90th in slugging percentage.
- Polanco takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
- Byron Buxton leads Minnesota in total hits (75) this season, and 44 of those have gone for extra bases.
- Carlos Correa is batting .269 with a .351 OBP and 39 RBI for Minnesota this season.
Rangers Stats & Trends
Rangers Batting
- The Rangers rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 141 home runs.
- The Rangers rank 16th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
- The Rangers have an OBP of .304 this season, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Rangers rank 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
- In 58 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 70 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
- In 58 road games this season, they’re slugging .398 with 166 hits going for extra bases.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .242 with 8.4 base hits per contest.
Rangers Key Batters
- Corey Seager has racked up 110 hits, a team-high for the Rangers.
- Including all qualified hitters in the majors, Seager is 85th in batting average, 75th in on-base percentage and 35th in slugging percentage.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .232 with 18 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 42 walks.
- Semien is currently 117th in batting average, 127th in on-base percentage and 99th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
- Adolis Garcia has 23 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs and 29 walks while batting .254.
- Nate Lowe has a .341 on-base percentage while slugging .463. Both pace his team.
Twins vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers
| Archer | Otto | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GS | 18 |
| 2-6 | W-L | 5-8 |
| 4.15 | ERA | 4.96 |
| 82.1 | IP | 89.0 |
| 41 | BB | 49 |
| 71 | SO | 70 |
