{"id":696,"date":"2024-08-16T21:40:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T01:40:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-16T21:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T01:40:15","slug":"preview-minnesota-twins-vs-texas-rangers-august-17-2024-7-05-pm-at-globe-life-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/preview-minnesota-twins-vs-texas-rangers-august-17-2024-7-05-pm-at-globe-life-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers &#8211; August 17, 2024, 7:05 PM at Globe Life Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of August 17, 2024, the Minnesota Twins will go head-to-head with the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, starting at 7:05 PM under partly cloudy skies.<\/p>\n<p>David Festa, who carries a 5.205 ERA, will take the mound for the Twins. Representing the Rangers, Nathan Eovaldi, with a 3.750 ERA, is set to pitch. Currently, within the AL Central Division, the Twins rank fourth with a record of 68-53, a winning percentage of .561, and a divisional record of 28-17, placing them second in their division. They&#8217;ve won five of their last ten games and are on a one-game winning streak. The Twins have recorded 36 wins at home and 32 on the road, with 35 victories in day games and 33 in night games. They&#8217;ve scored 591 runs while conceding 524.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers, occupying the twelfth spot in the AL West Division, hold a record of 56-66. This places their winning percentage at .459, and they stand third in the division with a 14-18 record. The Rangers have taken three out of their last ten games and are currently on a one-game losing streak. At home, they have a 31-28 record, while their away record is less favourable at 25-38. The Rangers have chalked up 22 wins in day games versus 34 in night games, and have scored 520 runs while giving up 552.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of August 17, 2024, the Minnesota Twins will go head-to-head with the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, starting at 7:05 PM under part<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwyomingsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}