Final Jul 12
CHC 5 +132 o8.0
NYY 2 -144 u8.0
Final Jul 12
SEA 15 -112 o8.0
DET 7 +103 u8.0
Final Jul 12
PIT 4 +124 o9.5
MIN 12 -135 u9.5
Final Jul 12
ATL 7 -111 o9.0
STL 6 +103 u9.0
Final Jul 12
MIA 6 +143 o9.0
BAL 0 -156 u9.0
Final Jul 12
LAD 2 -148 o8.5
SF 1 +137 u8.5
Final Jul 12
COL 3 +242 o10.0
CIN 4 -272 u10.0
Final Jul 12
TB 0 +148 o8.0
BOS 1 -161 u8.0
Final Jul 12
NYM 3 -118 o9.0
KC 1 +109 u9.0
Final Jul 12
CLE 6 -125 o8.5
CHW 2 +116 u8.5
Final Jul 12
WAS 5 +237 o9.0
MIL 6 -265 u9.0
Final (11) Jul 12
TEX 4 -100 o6.5
HOU 5 -108 u6.5
Final Jul 12
PHI 4 -162 o7.0
SD 5 +149 u7.0
Final Jul 12
AZ 5 +111 o9.0
LAA 10 -120 u9.0
Final Jul 12
TOR 3 -138 o10.5
ATH 4 +127 u10.5

Minnesota @ Boston preview

Fenway Park

Last Meeting ( Jun 1, 2015 ) Minnesota 0, Boston 0


The Minnesota Twins had little trouble sweeping past the Boston Red Sox at home last week, part of a 20-win May, and are hoping an extra day of rest following Monday’s rainout doesn’t slow the momentum. The Red Sox needed that day off to try to turn around their own fortunes and attempt to get some payback against the Twins when the teams open up a four-game series at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

The three straight losses to the Twins to begin the week turned into a 1-6 road trip when Boston dropped three of four games at Texas over the weekend. The low point of the whole trip may have come on Sunday, when the Red Sox squandered a 3-2 lead in the ninth inning as the Rangers walked off with a win. Minnesota continued picking on the American League East by taking two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend. The Twins have won seven of their last eight overall to become the second AL team to reach 30 wins and are making a brief trip to Boston - including a split doubleheader on Wednesday - before returning home for another six games.

TV:
7:10 p.m. ET, FSN North (Minnesota), NESN (Boston)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Mike Pelfrey (4-1, 2.77 ERA) vs. Red Sox RH Clay Buchholz (2-6, 4.33)

Pelfrey had no trouble slicing through the Boston lineup on Tuesday, when he allowed one run and five hits in seven innings to pick up the win. The 31-year-old has surrendered two or fewer earned runs in seven of his nine starts, including each of the last two. Pelfrey’s win last week was his first in two starts against the Red Sox and lowered his career ERA against the team to 1.93.

Buchholz nearly matched Pelfrey last Tuesday but ended up with the loss while allowing two runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 frames. The 30-year-old Texas native has put together four straight quality starts but posted only one win in that span as the offense has totaled three runs in his last three outings. Buchholz is 3-2 with a 4.02 ERA in nine career starts against Minnesota.

WALK-OFFS

1. Twins RF Torii Hunter has hit safely in nine straight games and posted 11 RBIs in that span.

2. Red Sox rookie C Blake Swihart has hit safely in eight straight games to lift his batting average from .170 to .225.

3. Boston RHP Junichi Tazawa has not issued a walk in any of his last 10 appearances.

PREDICTION: Twins 3, Red Sox 2

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