Jack Leiter's struggles at home give Minnesota Twins a pitching edge in American League clash

Jack Leiter's home struggles give the Twins a pitching edge against the Rangers. Joe Ryan starts for Minnesota, entering with a 4-3 record, 3.17 ERA, and 1.00 WHIP. May was strong for him, but June brought eight earned runs across three starts.

Leiter is 3-6 with a 4.86 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP; at home he is 2-2 with a 4.14 ERA and has yielded four or more earned runs in seven of 14 outings. Twins hitters are 12 at-bats, batting .417 against Leiter, with Buxton 2-for-2 including a homer and three RBIs. The piece favors the Twins, while acknowledging the Rangers could gain offense through possible trades.