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

The Texas Rangers conclude a four-game series on the road Monday with the Minnesota Twins. Texas is 54-66 following its 4-3 victory over the Twins on Saturday. Corey Seager hit an RBI-single to put Texas ahead in the tenth inning and the Rangers went on to win. Texas is third in the American League West, 22 games ahead of the first place Houston Astros.

First baseman Nathaniel Lowe is batting .294 to lead the Rangers and has team highs in hits with 128 and on-base percentage at .345. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 26 and right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 75. On Monday, the Texas Rangers will send Cole Ragans to the mound. The left-hander is 0-2 with a 5.02 ERA, 7 Ks and 8 BBs.

Minnesota dropped to 62-56 following its one-run loss to Texas on Saturday in the second game of a four-game series between the two. Minnesota won the opening game of the series on Friday 2-1. Saturday's loss snapped a four-game winning streak from Minnesota. The Twins are second in the American League Central, just one game behind the first place Cleveland Guardians.

First baseman Luis Arraez is batting .333 to lead Minnesota and has team highs in hits with 134 and on-base percentage at .398. Center fielder Byron Buxton has 28 home runs to lead the Twins and second baseman Jorge Polanco has 55 RBIs to lead Minnesota. On Monday, the Minnesota Twins will send Sonny Gray to the mound. The right-hander is 7-3 with a 3.11 ERA, 89 Ks and 27 BBs.