MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers will visit the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at Target Field in Minneapolis. The forecast calls for 59 degrees at game time. Texas enters at 80-81, while Minnesota is 76-86. The Rangers are the visiting team, and the Twins are the home team. Texas has won five of its past 10 games. Minnesota has won five of its past 10 games.

Texas lists MacKenzie Gore (8-11) and Dean Kremer (4-6) as probable pitchers. Nathan Eovaldi is a player to watch for Texas. In the most recent meeting, a 6-2 Texas win, Eovaldi allowed one earned run on four hits over 4 1/3 innings with two walks and three strikeouts. He also worked four scoreless innings with one hit and one strikeout against Boston, 2 2/3 innings with one earned run and two strikeouts at Arizona, one inning with one earned run and one strikeout against Toronto, and one inning with three earned runs and one walk against the New York Mets. Jacob Latz and Robert Garcia helped Texas in the latest meeting, as Latz struck out three in a scoreless inning and Garcia allowed one hit over 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Travis Adams is a player to watch for Minnesota. In the most recent meeting, he threw two scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked one and struck out four. He has allowed no earned runs in five of his past six appearances, including 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts at San Francisco, one hitless inning at the Los Angeles Angels, three scoreless innings with one strikeout against the New York Yankees, and 2 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Detroit. He allowed two earned runs over three innings against Cleveland. Luke Keaschall went 2 for 3 in the latest meeting, and Yoendrys Gómez added a scoreless inning with one strikeout.

Minnesota has won four of the five most recent meetings, though Texas took the latest 6-2. The Rangers’ recent stretch includes a 3-1 win over the New York Mets and a 6-2 victory over Minnesota. Minnesota recently beat the Yankees 5-4 and shut out the Los Angeles Angels 8-0. The teams will continue their series at Target Field.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 8. Interstat’s ELO system gives Minnesota a 51.4 percent probability to win. Texas has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The over/under is 8.5.