Minnesota Twins (10-7) vs. Boston Red Sox (9-9)
April 19, 2023 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Red Sox -125 / Minnesota Twins +100; Over/Under: +9
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The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox meet Wednesday in MLB action at Fenway Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Minnesota Twins have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Twins are 6-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Donovan Solano leads the Twins with 16 hits and 3 RBI, while Michael A. Taylor and Jose Miranda have combined for 29 hits and 13 RBI. Joe Ryan gets the ball, and he is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 26 strikeouts this season. Ryan is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Red Sox are 8-4 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Alex Verdugo leads the Red Sox with 24 hits and 7 RBI, while Rafael Devers and Justin Turner have combined for 38 hits and 23 RBI. Corey Kluber gets the ball, and he is 0-3 with a 6.92 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. Kluber is 10-7 with a 3.33 ERA and 167 strikeouts in his career against the Twins.
The Twins are 13-31 in their last 44 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series. The Red Sox are 11-5 in their last 16 home games and 4-11 in their last 15 Wednesday games. The under is 6-1-1 in Twins last 8 overall. The over is 5-2 in Red Sox last 7 overall. The over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings in Boston.
We’re getting even or plus money with Joe Ryan, a pitcher who has to be an early candidate for the CY Young given how he’s looked up to this point. Corey Kluber has been terrible in his first few starts. Also, the Twins offense is going to get going eventually after a funky start to the week. Give me the Twins with a hot pitcher on the hill.
