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The Minnesota Twins (17-13) and Boston Red Sox (18-14) meet Friday at Target Field, starting at 8:10 PM ET on NESN. The Twins are -121 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Red Sox are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +165 odds.
Minnesota’s Chris Paddack and Boston’s Tanner Houck have been named the starters for this contest.
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Twins and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Twins have been the moneyline favorite 20 total times this season. They’ve gone 15-5 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter, Minnesota has a record of 11-5 (68.8%).
This season, the Red Sox have won nine out of the 18 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Boston has a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +101 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Twins have combined with opponents to go over the total 15 times this season for a 15-14-1 record against the over/under.
The Red Sox and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 13 of their 32 opportunities.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins rank 15th in runs scored with 143, 4.8 per game.
Minnesota averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in MLB action with 32 total home runs .
The Twins’ .238 batting average ranks 14th in the majors.
Minnesota strikes out 9.3 times per game, the No. 18 average in baseball.
The Twins pitching staff ranks first in MLB with a collective 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota’s 3.96 team ERA ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored 150 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
Boston ranks eighth in Major League Baseball with 36 home runs.
The Red Sox’s .248 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
Boston ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.8 whiffs per contest.
The Red Sox strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
Boston has an ERA of 2.58 as a team, best in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Paddack (2-1 with a 5.88 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Twins, his sixth of the season.
Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in runs batted in with 19 while batting .300, which is also best on the team.
Edouard Julien’s seven home runs are most among Minnesota batters. He’s driven in 12 runs this season while slugging .485.
Alex Kirilloff has 22 hits this season and a slash line of .259/.323/.471.
Willi Castro has 27 hits and an OBP of .339 to go with a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox’s Houck (3-2) will make his seventh start of the season.
Tyler O’Neill has launched a team-high nine home runs.
Jarren Duran is hitting .261 to lead his team.
Wilyer Abreu has eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 walks while batting .313.
Rafael Devers has five doubles, three home runs and 15 walks while hitting .286.
Twins and Red Sox Injuries
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Knee), Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), 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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