Twins host the Rangers in first of 4-game series August 19 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Texas Rangers (53-65, third in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (61-55, second in the AL Central)Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Martin Perez (9-3, 2.79 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 125 strikeouts); Twins: Dylan Bundy (6-5, 4.76 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 75 strikeouts) LINE: Twins -142, Rangers +120; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins start a four-game series at home against Kenny Wooten Jersey the Texas Rangers on Friday.Minnesota has a 34-25 record at home and a 61-55 record overall. Twins hitters are batting a collective .252, which ranks fourth in the AL.Texas is 53-65 overall and 26-31 on the road. The Rangers have a 23-49 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.The matchup Friday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has a .335 batting average to rank 10th on the Twins, and has 22 doubles, a triple and six home runs. Jose Miranda is 15-for-42 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.Corey Seager has 15 doubles, a triple and 26 home runs while hitting .252 for the Rangers. Marcus Semien Clyde Drexler Jersey is 7-for-40 with three home runs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .270 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runsRangers: 5-5, .269 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by two runsINJURIES: Twins: Tyler Mahle: day-to-day (shoulder), Jorge Polanco: day-to-day (knee), Kyle Garlick: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Miguel Sano: 60-Day IL (knee), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (wrist), Bailey Ober: 60-Day IL (groin), Danny Coulombe: 60-Day IL (hip), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (thumb), Trevor Larnach: 10-Day IL (core), Cody Stashak: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 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)Rangers: Spencer Howard: 15-Day IL John Wall Jersey (shoulder), Dennis Santana: 15-Day IL (ankle), Kole Calhoun: 10-Day IL (heel), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (side), Mitch Garver: 60-Day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-Day IL (wrist)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League Major League Baseball Texas Rangers Minnesota Twins Trevor Larnach Jon Gray Dylan Bundy Miguel San Randy Dobnak Marcus Semien Cody Stashak Danny Coulombe Jorge Alcala Kole Calhoun Luis Arraez Jorge Polanco Kyle Garlick Corey Seager Chris Paddack Alex Kirilloff Ryan Jeffers Kenta Maeda Eli White Jerian Grant Jersey Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 25 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 28 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Chris Clemons Jersey Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 52 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS