{"id":770,"date":"2024-08-16T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T01:26:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-16T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T01:26:15","slug":"preview-minnesota-twins-clash-with-texas-rangers-august-17-2024-19-05-at-globe-life-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/preview-minnesota-twins-clash-with-texas-rangers-august-17-2024-19-05-at-globe-life-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Minnesota Twins Clash with Texas Rangers &#8211; August 17, 2024, 19:05 at Globe Life Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers will host the Minnesota Twins on August 17, 2024, at Globe Life Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM. Expect partly cloudy skies at game time.<\/p>\n<p>David Festa, who holds a 5.205 ERA, will start for the Twins. Nathan Eovaldi, boasting an ERA of 3.750, will take the mound for the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>The Twins, currently fourth in the AL Central Division, have a 68-53 record, reflecting a .560 winning percentage. They are second in division play with a 28-17 record, and have a recent form of 5-5 in their last 10 games, including a current win streak of one game. Their home and away records are 36-24 and 32-29, respectively, with more success in day games (35 wins) compared to night games (33 wins). The team has scored 591 runs and conceded 524.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Rangers are 12th in the AL West Division with a 56-66 record, translating into a .460 winning percentage. They are third in their division with a 14-18 record. Their recent performance shows 3 wins in their last 10 games, and they are currently on a one-game losing streak. At home, they have a 31-28 record, whereas they are 25-38 on the road. Their performance in day games stands at 22 victories, and they have won 34 night games. The Rangers have scored a total of 520 runs and allowed 552.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers will host the Minnesota Twins on August 17, 2024, at Globe Life Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM. Expect partly cloudy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettexassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}