Twins try to end road losing streak, play the Rangers

Sun, Jul 10, 2022
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Twins try to end road losing streak, play the Rangers

Minnesota Twins (47-40, first in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (39-43, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Dylan Bundy (4-4, 4.50 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Rangers: Dane Dunning (1-6, 4.15 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 82 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -119, Twins +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins visit the Texas Rangers looking to break a three-game road slide.

Texas has gone 19-20 in home games and 39-43 overall. The Rangers have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.93.

Minnesota has gone 22-22 on the road and 47-40 overall. The Twins have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .423.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager leads the Rangers with 18 home runs while slugging .444. Marcus Semien is 14-for-42 with two doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.

Luis Arraez has 15 doubles, a triple and four home runs while hitting .355 for the Twins. Jorge Polanco is 7-for-34 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .254 batting average, 4.08 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Twins: 4-6, .253 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

  • INJURIES: Rangers: Matt Bush: 15-Day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-Day IL (wrist), Jonathan Hernandez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

    Twins: Gio Urshela: day-to-day (knee), Chris Archer: 15-Day IL (hip), Joe Smith: 15-Day IL (trap), Trevor Larnach: 10-Day IL (core), Cody Stashak: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 60-Day IL (knee), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (groin), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (hip), Miguel Sano: 60-Day IL (knee), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jhon Romero: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jorge Alcala: 60-Day IL (elbow), Randy Dobnak: 60-Day IL (finger), Kenta Maeda: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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