Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/08/2022

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Friday, July 8, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -120, Rangers +100; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -120, Rangers +100; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -120, Rangers +100; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Minnesota Twins:  47-38 (1st place, AL Central)

Texas Rangers:  37-43 (3rd place, AL West)

 

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Minnesota Twins:  5-5 last 10

Texas Rangers:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Twins were on a 2 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 47-38 record overall and have a road record of 22-20. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Friday and they had Thursday off as a rest day. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .742 OPS. Joe Ryan was their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Sonny Gray is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 4-1 with a 2.47 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 5 Ks on 6 hits through 5 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. 

 

The Rangers enter this game on a 4 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Baltimore Orioles getting swept 3-0 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 37-43 record overall and have a home record of 17-20. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Twins on Friday and they have Thursday off as a rest day. Their offense ranks 19th in the MLB with a .693 OPS. Glenn Otto was on the mound on Wednesday while Martín Pérez will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Friday. He is 7-2 with a 2.34 ERA this season. His team won their last 5 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 2 HRs, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 7 hits through 6.2 IP against the New York Mets. 

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a slight underdog in this game. The Rangers have not been playing well recently as they were just swept by the Orioles in their last series but they did lose all 3 games by just 1 run in each and were very close in all of those. The Twins, on the other hand, just won 2 of their 3 games against the White Sox on the road and had a chance to sweep them but their bullpen blew 5 different leads in that game and they went on to lose it in the 10th inning. Both of these teams have some solid starters here so the under may be a play with both coming off of decent starts. The Twins bullpen showed that they cannot keep a lead against the White Sox though and they blew other leads in that series as well, but ended up winning those games. The Rangers will be hungry to win a game back at home here after getting swept and with their best starter on the mound here, they have a good chance of shutting down the Twins. The best bet to place here is on the Rangers to win this game at home.

 

Twins Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, July 8, 2022 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 3 Twins 1.

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Minnesota Twins: 47-38 (+6.5 Units) ML in all games. 33-18 (+7.3 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 11-3 UNDER against AL West opponents.

Texas Rangers: 119-183 (-31.1 Units) ML in all games. 45-68 (-22.2 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 15-7 UNDER after allowing 2 runs or less.

 

 

Minnesota Twins:  C. Correa (SS) Prob Fri - Leg. A. Kirilloff (RF) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. M. Sano (3B) Late July - Knee.

Texas Rangers:  M. Bush (RP) Mid July - Forearm. E. White (LF) Early Aug - Wrist. J. Hernandez (RP) Mid July - Elbow.

 

 

 

"He's a hitter first. He's not a guy that's just going up there trying to pull the ball and hit it in the seats. But when you stay on the ball and you stay through the ball the way that he does very naturally, he has a chance to still hit it in the seats — but the left-field seats. He can drive the ball that way very, very well." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s win against the White Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

"We obviously have to try and improve and find a way to win those games, especially the last three. I felt like we could have won all three. ... We just have to keep our heads up." - Chris Woodward after his team’s loss against the Orioles on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Luis Arraez (L) DH

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Byron Buxton (R) CF

Max Kepler (L) RF

Alex Kirilloff (L) LF

Nick Gordon (L) SS

Jose Miranda (R) 1B

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Ryan Jeffers (R) C

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Mitch Garver (R) DH

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Jonah Heim (S) C

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Brad Miller (L) LF

Leody Taveras (S) CF

Charlie Culberson (R) 3B

 

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.354)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (98)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (22)

RBI:  Byron Buxton (40)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Polanco (3)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (6)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (9)

ERA:  Jorge Alcala (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Nathaniel Lowe (.285)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (80)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (16)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (51)

Stolen Bases:  Marcus Semien (14)

Wins:  Martin Perez (7)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (13)

ERA:  Charlie Culberson (0.00)

 

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)