On Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox (-180) are on the road to face the Minnesota Twins (+150) at Target Field. The early total was set at 9 with the under a -115 favorite. The Twins (66-61) took Monday’s series opener 4-2, their fourth straight victory overall and third in five games against the Red Sox this season. Caleb Thielbar threw 1.1 scoreless innings in relief to get the win, and Jorge Lopez picked up his 23rd save with a scoreless ninth. Gio Urshela went 1 for 2 with a double and three RBIs, walking twice, in the win. Luis Arraez added one run on two hits. Trevor Story was 3 for 3 with one run for the Red Sox (62-67).
ON THE MOUND
Kutter Crawford (3-5, 5.14 ERA) is set to start for Boston. The right-hander allowed four runs over 4.2 innings in his last start, a 6-5 road defeat against the Blue Jays on Thursday. He gave up 10 hits while striking out five and walking two in the no-decision. Crawford has made one previous appearance against the Twins this season, an 8-3 home loss on April 18. He surrendered four runs on two hits over 1.2 innings, striking out two and walking five.RHP Chris Archer (2-7, 4.02 ERA) is on the mound for Minnesota. It’s his first appearance of the season against the Red Sox. In his last start on Thursday, Archer took the loss on the road against the Astros. He threw four innings and gave up five runs on eight hits, striking out two and walking one in the 6-3 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Boston has averaged 5.0 runs a game, a small gain compared to their season average of 4.5. Against right-handed pitchers like Archer this season, the Sox have a .714 OPS. Rafael Devers is the team’s most potent producer against right-handers with a .950 OPS in 323 at-bats. Minnesota is averaging 5.4 runs per game in the last five, up slightly from 4.4 for the season. The Twins have a .736 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .857 OPS over 331 at-bats, Arraez has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Boston is 31-33 on the road in 2022, scoring 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.5 runs. Minnesota has won four in a row at home. The Twins are 39-28 at home this season, averaging 4.1 runs per game while surrendering 3.8. Boston is 6-4 in the last 10 games between the teams at Target Field with an average scoreline of 4.3-2.7.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Red Sox are fifth in the AL East, 16 games behind the division-leading Yankees. The Twins are second in the AL Central, one game behind the Guardians.
SportsTips’ MLB Pick:
Minnesota Twins (-135)
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