Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins 8/20/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. Texas is 53-65 following its 10-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run homer and Jonah Heim had two RBIs versus his former teammates. The Rangers are third in the American League West, 23 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

First baseman Nathaniel Lowe is batting .289 to lead Texas with team highs in hits with 123 and on-base percentage at .341. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 26 and right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 74. On Saturday, the Texas Rangers will send Glenn Otto to the mound. The right-hander is 5-8 with a 4.96 ERA, 70 Ks and 49 BBs.

Minnesota improved to 61-55 following its 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Emilio Pagan threw a pair of shutout innings after replacing starter Tyler Mahle who left with weakness in his pitching shoulder. Minnesota is second in the American League Central, one game behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

First baseman Luis Arraez is batting .335 to lead Minnesota and has team highs in hits with 132 and on-base percentage at .400. Center fielder Byron Buxton is the leader in home runs with 28 and second baseman Jorge Polanco is the leader in RBIs with 55. On Saturday, the Minnesota Twins will send Chris Archer to the. The right-hander is 2-6 with a 4.15 ERA, 71 Ks and 41 BBs.