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The Boston Red Sox (18-16) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they visit the Minnesota Twins (19-13) Sunday at 2:10 PM ET on NESN. The Twins are listed as -184 favorites, while the Red Sox are +153 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid.
Joe Ryan will get the ball for Minnesota while Boston will counter with Cooper Criswell.
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Twins and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Twins have a 17-5 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 77.3% of those games).
Minnesota has won all five games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -184 or shorter.
The Red Sox have been underdogs in 20 games this season and won nine (45%) of those contests.
Boston has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +153 odds on it winning this game.
In the 32 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Twins, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 15 times (15-16-1).
So far this season, the Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 13 of their 34 games with a total.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins rank 14th in runs scored with 151, 4.7 per game.
Minnesota ranks 16th in baseball with 33 total home runs.
The Twins rank 15th in the majors with a .239 batting average.
Minnesota strikes out 9.2 times per game to rank 18th in MLB.
The Twins pitching staff ranks first in the majors with a collective 10 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota’s 3.80 team ERA ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 153 (4.5 per game).
Boston’s 36 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
The Red Sox have a team batting average of .245 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
Boston is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking last with an average of 10 strikeouts per game.
The Red Sox have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
Boston pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.63 ERA this year, first-best in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Ryan gets the start for the Twins, his seventh of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.37 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings pitched.
Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in batting average (.296) and runs batted in (21) this season while also slugging five homers.
Edouard Julien leads Minnesota in home runs with seven while driving in 14 runs and slugging .475.
Willi Castro has 31 hits this season and a slash line of .287/.350/.463.
Alex Kirilloff is batting .244 with an OBP of .307 and a slugging percentage of .444 this season.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox’s Criswell (2-1) will make his fourth start of the season.
Jarren Duran has six doubles, four triples, a home run and 15 walks while hitting .257.
Tyler O’Neill has hit nine home runs while batting .292. Both are team-highs.
Wilyer Abreu has eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 walks while hitting .307.
Rafael Devers has seven doubles, three home runs and 16 walks while batting .286.
Twins and Red Sox Injuries
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Knee), Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Josh Staumont: 15 Day IL (Calf), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Tyler Heineman: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Masataka Yoshida: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Nick Pivetta: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Brayan Bello: 15 Day IL (Lat), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Rib), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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