A series opener between the Texas Rangers (31-35) and Minnesota Twins (35-30) is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, at Target Field.
The Twins are a home favorite (-132) against the Rangers (+111). The Twins will start David Festa (0-1) versus the Rangers and Jack Leiter (4-2).
The Twins defeated the Blue Jays by a 6-3 score in their last game Sunday. Brooks Lee went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Joe Ryan got the win after throwing five innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out six.
The Rangers knocked off the Nationals 4-2 Sunday. Evan Carter went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs, and Jacob Webb got the win, throwing 1 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit.
Ahead of the Twins vs. Rangers matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Twins (-132, bet $132 to win $100)Underdog: Rangers (+111, bet $100 to win $111)Over/under: 8.5Twins vs. Rangers: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Wednesday, June 11, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Minneapolis, MinnesotaStadium: Target FieldTV channel: MNNT and RSNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Twins stats and trendsTwins betting recordsThis season, the Twins have been favored 41 times and won 24, or 58.5%, of those games.This season Minnesota has won 16 of its 21 games, or 76.2%, when favored by at least -132 on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 56.9% chance to win.Games involving Minnesota have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 25 of 64 chances this season.The Twins are 38-26-0 against the spread in their 64 chances this season.David Festa (Twins probable starter)Festa (0-1) gets the starting nod for the Twins in his fifth start of the season. He has a 5.40 ERA in 16 2/3 innings pitched, with 21 strikeouts.The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Athletics, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing eight earned runs while giving up six hits.The 25-year-old has a 5.40 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season, while giving up a batting average of .273 to his opponents.He will take the hill against a Rangers team that is batting .222 as a unit (29th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .357 (28th in MLB) with 66 total home runs (19th in MLB).Twins batting statsThe Twins have hit 67 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league.Fueled by 176 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks 17th in MLB with a .387 slugging percentage this season.The Twins rank 19th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.Minnesota has scored 276 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.The Twins have the 16th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.314).Minnesota ranks 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.Rangers stats and trendsRangers betting recordsThe Rangers have come away with nine wins in the 32 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.Texas has a mark of 3-14 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +111 or worse on the moneyline.The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 47.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Contests with Texas has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 20 of 66 chances this season.The Rangers have an against the spread record of 36-30-0 in 66 games with a line this season.Jack Leiter (Rangers probable starter)Leiter makes the start for the Rangers, his 11th of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.48 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the righty threw five innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering three hits.In 10 games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.48, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .193 against him.Leiter is looking to collect his third quality start of the year.Leiter will look to build upon a seven-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 frames per outing).In two of his 10 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.He meets a Twins offense that ranks 17th in the league with 276 total runs scored while batting .242 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .387 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 67 home runs (16th in the league).Rangers batting statsThe Rangers rank 19th in MLB action with 66 total home runs.So far this season, Texas has the third-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.357).The Rangers rank 29th in the majors with a .222 batting average.Texas is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.3 runs per game (221 total).The Rangers’ .284 on-base percentage is the second-worst in baseball.