Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/09/2022

Game Time: 4:05 pm ET, Saturday, July 9, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  8 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 and had Thursday off as a rest day. They enter this game with a 47-38 record overall and have a road record of 22-20. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .742 OPS. Sonny Gray is their starting pitcher on Friday while Devin Smeltzer is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 4-2 with a 3.04 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 3 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 6 hits through 6 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 and they had Thursday off as a rest day. They enter this game with a 37-43 record overall and have a home record of 17-20. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Twins on Saturday with the 1st game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 17th in the MLB with a .693 OPS. Jon Gray is on the mound on Friday while Martín Pérez will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Saturday. 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 favorite in this game. They have not been playing well recently as they were just swept by the Orioles but they are back at home for this series and will be hungry to bounce back here. The Twins have been playing very well recently as they still lead the AL Central, taking 2 of their 3 games against the White Sox in their last series. They also blew their last game of that series though and their bullpen has been allowing a lot of runs late in games recently. The Rangers can score runs, they have not been scoring a lot recently but that will likely change being back at home here. They also have Perez starting here who has pretty much been their ace this season and has not had many bad starts. Smeltzer has also been pitching very well in his recent starts as he is putting up similar stats as Perez is but the Rangers are going to be at home here and hungry for a win after a few straight losses. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Twins Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 9, 2022 (4:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 4 Twins 1.

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Minnesota Twins: 47-38 (+6.5 Units) ML in all games. 15-10 (+5.9 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 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. 19-13 UNDER at home with a money line of -100 to -150.

 

 

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:  Jorge Polanco (44)

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)