Kenny G grabbed the Rangers at +110, arguing that Jack Leiter’s current form easily outweighs any home-field edge for Minnesota. The rookie right-hander owns a 3.48 ERA and has strung together five straight quality outings, including 5.0 IP/1 ER against Tampa Bay and 5.2 IP/0 ER versus St. Louis. By contrast, David Festa carries a 5.40 ERA through four big-league starts and was tagged by Oakland for five runs in his last outing. Texas’ bullpen (3.56 ERA) is quietly top-10, whereas the Twins’ pen is similar at 3.32 but will likely be asked to cover more innings if Festa exits early. Kenny acknowledged the Rangers’ bottom-three offense (28th in runs, 29th AVG) but noted they just erupted for 16 in game one and only need modest support for Leiter. Minnesota’s bats are mediocre (17th runs) and have hovered around four runs a night. Even with the Rangers just 11-22 away from Arlington, Kenny sees the pitching mismatch and plus money as too good to pass up, projecting a 4-3 Texas win.