The Minnesota Twins will take the field against the Boston Red Sox (76-78) on Sunday. The game begins at 12:35 p.m. ET on BSN, with the Twins listed as -144 favorites on the moneyline.
Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez and Boston’s Nick Pivetta have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Twins have compiled a 64-42 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60.4% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -144 or shorter, Minnesota has gone 39-19 (67.2%).
This season, the Red Sox have been the underdog 77 times and won 34, or 44.2%, of those games.
Boston has a record of 10-18, a 35.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +121 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Twins have had an over/under set by bookmakers 154 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 77 of those games (77-71-6).
The Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 75 of their 152 games with a total this season.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins score the 10th-most runs in baseball (717 total, 4.7 per game).
Minnesota is 13th in MLB action with 178 total home runs.
The Twins’ .248 batting average is ninth-best in MLB.
Minnesota strikes out 8.1 times per game to rank ninth in baseball.
The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Twins pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
Minnesota has a 4.16 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored the 10th-most runs in the league this season with 717.
Boston’s 189 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
The Red Sox have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
Boston ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.8 whiffs per contest.
The Red Sox average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Boston has pitched to a 4.10 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
The Twins will send Lopez (15-8) to the mound for his 31st start of the season. He is 15-8 with a 3.84 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 175 2/3 innings pitched.
Carlos Santana leads Minnesota in home runs (22) and runs batted in (65) this season while batting .238.
Willi Castro’s batting average of .250 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
Carlos Correa has collected 93 base hits, an OBP of .386 and a slugging percentage of .519 this season.
Ryan Jeffers has collected 89 hits this season and has an OBP of .303. He’s slugging .437 on the year.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox will hand the ball to Pivetta (5-11) for his 25th start of the season.
Jarren Duran paces the Red Sox with a .285 batting average.
Tyler O’Neill’s 31 home runs are a team-high mark.
Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .247 with 22 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks.
Masataka Yoshida is batting .284 with 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 26 walks.
Twins and Red Sox Injuries
Twins: Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Foot), Max Kepler: 10 Day IL (Knee), Kody Funderburk: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Kirilloff: 60 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Justin Topa: 60 Day IL (Knee), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Joe Ryan: 60 Day IL (Tricep)
Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10 Day IL (Forearm), David Hamilton: 10 Day IL (Finger), Brennan Bernardino: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), James Paxton: 60 Day IL (Leg), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Mata: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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