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September 27, 2026 · AL Cent

Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins

September 27, 20263:10 PM ETTarget Field
AWAY
Texas Rangers
57-58
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HOME
Minnesota Twins
57-59

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · TEX Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brandon Nimmo RF · L .274 .342 .445 .787 12 43 99 .727
2 Jake Burger 1B · R .238 .297 .421 .718 19 66 119 .727
3 Ezequiel Duran SS · R .276 .328 .459 .787 13 63 93 .715
4 Joc Pederson DH · L .252 .340 .500 .840 20 42 80 .720
5 Evan Carter CF · L .199 .313 .335 .648 8 30 75 .747
6 Wyatt Langford LF · R .265 .316 .490 .806 13 31 63 .752
7 Corey Seager SS · L .201 .310 .382 .692 10 25 64 .763
8 Alejandro Osuna LF · L .255 .347 .297 .644 1 24 32 .739
9 Nicky Lopez 2B · L .282 .323 .316 .639 1 19 31 .698
HOME · MIN Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brooks Lee 3B · S .240 .298 .414 .712 16 60 73 .722
2 Josh Bell DH · S .246 .307 .413 .720 14 65 97 .716
3 Kody Clemens 1B · L .234 .290 .468 .758 19 53 91 .715
4 Luke Keaschall 2B · R .263 .354 .360 .714 6 33 63 .753
5 Trevor Larnach LF · L .281 .370 .449 .819 10 41 63 .725
6 Royce Lewis 3B · R .233 .310 .425 .735 13 38 80 .732
7 Victor Caratini C · S .226 .312 .338 .650 7 37 63 .715
8 Austin Martin RF · R .236 .350 .312 .662 2 21 56 .727
9 Ryan Jeffers C · R .281 .382 .503 .885 10 36 34 .731

Manager comparison

AWAY · TEX
Skip Schumaker
Lineup 2.7 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 3.4 R
HOME · MIN
Derek Shelton
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.9 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TEX
  • Available 9
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · MIN
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TEX
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HOME · MIN
5-5 W1 -5 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Rangers and Twins staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.