Twins at Rangers 9/1/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Texas Rangers. The Twins lost for the fifth time in the last six games on Thursday falling to the Cleveland Indians 5-3. Eddie Rosario was taken out of the game with a strained quad muscle in his right leg and is doubtful for Saturday’s game.

Texas was off Thursday, but lost its fourth straight on Wednesday falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1. Rangers pitching gave up three solo home runs to the Dodgers in the loss. Adrian Beltre knocked in the Rangers only run with a double in the ninth off Kenta Maeda. Mike Minor took the loss to fall to 10-7. Eddie Rosario leads Minnesota with a .292 batting average and team highs in hits with 154, home runs with 22 and RBIs with 74. Minnesota has a team batting average of .245, while opposing hitters are averaging .261 at the plate against Twins pitching. On Saturday, the Twins will send Jose Berrios to the mound. The right-hander this season is 11-9 with an ERA of 3.74, 165 Ks and 46 BBs.

Shin-Soo Choo leads the Rangers with a .280 batting average and has a team high 135 hits. Joey Gallo has the Rangers’ lead in home runs with 34 and RBIs with 78. Texas has a team batting average of .243 while opposing hitters are averaging .272 at the plate against Rangers pitching. On Saturday, the Rangers will send Yovani Gallardo to the mound. The right-hander this season is 7-3 with an ERA of 6.01, 42 Ks and 33 BBs.