The Texas Rangers welcome the Minnesota Twins to Globe Life Park in Arlington this weekend for three games. The Texas Rangers schedule has the two teams meeting this weekend for the second and final time during the regular season. The season average for Rangers tickets on the secondary market is $68.69, but each of the series’ three games will see an average price well below that number. The series as a whole will be 49% below the season average.
6/27 – Kevin Correia vs Nick Tepesch | Avg. Price: $37 | Get-in Price: $5
The series begins Friday night when Nick Tepesch takes the mound for the Rangers against Twins pitcher Kevin Correia. The average price for Friday Rangers vs Twins tickets is $37, 46.1% below season average, with a get-in price of $5. Tepesch enters the game at 2-3 with a 4.38 ERA over seven starts this season. Correia has not fared much better, posting a 4-8 record and 5.02 ERA in 15 starts for the Twins. The Rangers will also be giving away a free Elvis Andrus batting practice kids jersey to the first 10,000 fans ages 13 and under.
6/28 – Phil Hughes vs Yu Darvish | Avg. Price: $35 | Get-in Price: $3
The second game of the series will feature Rangers ace Yu Darvish against the Twins’ Phil Hughes. The average price for Saturday Rangers vs Twins tickets is $35, 49% below season average, with a get-in price of just $3. Darvish has had an impressive first half after going 7-4 with a 2.62 ERA in 14 starts this season. After parting ways with the Yankees last season, Phil Hughes has been a consistent starter for the Twins, entering Saturday’s game at 8-3 with a 3.40 ERA in 15 starts.
6/29 – Kyle Gibson vs Colby Lewis | Avg. Price: $34 | Get-in Price: $3
The finale of the series on Sunday afternoon will see the Rangers’ Colby Lewis take the hill against Minnesota’s Kyle Gibson. The average price for Sunday Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers tickets is $34, the lowest of the series at 50.5% below season average, with a get-in price of $3. Lewis has hit rough patches over the first half of the season, going 5-5 with a 5.94 ERA in 69.2 innings over 13 starts. Kyle Gibson sits at 6-6 with a 3.92 ERA in 85 innings over 15 starts. The first 10,000 fans 13 and under will also receive an Adrian Beltre plastic bat upon entering the ballpark.
Neither team has managed to put together a winning record through the season’s first 75 games as the Rangers enter tonight’s game at 35-43 and the Twins sit at 36-41. Both teams currently sit in fourth place in their respective divisions. The Rangers trail the first place A’s by 13 games while the Twins trail the Tigers by eight games.