The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox will resume their three-game series on Wednesday at Fenway Park. First pitch from Boston is at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox are slight moneyline favorites and the game total is nine.
Minnesota (10-6 SU and 10-6 RL) is coming off a four-game split with the New York Yankees. The Twins are starting 26-year-old right-hander Joe Ryan (3-0 with a 2.48 ERA and a 0.63 WHIP) tomorrow.
Boston (8-9 SU and 8-9 RL) took three of four from the Los Angeles Angels in its most recent series. The Red Sox will rely on veteran righty Corey Kluber (0-3 with a 6.92 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP) Tuesday at Fenway.
Minnesota jumped all over the Yankees in game one of its last series, taking two of four from the Bronx Bombers. The Twins made a solid impression in New York and will look to ride the momentum they created with a series victory against another AL East foe in Boston.
Minny scores 3.94 runs per game (24th) and hits .230 (26th) with a .664 OPS (28th). The Twinkies have launched 16 balls over the outfield fence (21st) but have just one stolen base (30th) this season. The pitching staff has posted the lowest ERA (2.60) and WHIP (0.96) in MLB and thrown seven quality starts.
Still thinking about this 9 run inning!
Off day today, but back to more of this soon ??@budweiserusa pic.twitter.com/ff37VqfFxF
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 17, 2023
The Twins will look to Ryan for another strong performance on Wednesday in Boston. The young right-hander has earned a win in his three previous outings, with ten strikeouts in consecutive starts. Will he have the same success taming Boston's explosive lineup?