A series opener between the Boston Red Sox (76-77) and Minnesota Twins (80-73) is on deck Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET, at Fenway Park.
As the favorite, the Twins (-132 on the moneyline to win) visit the Red Sox (+111). The Minnesota Twins will hand the ball to Pablo Lopez (15-8, 3.84 ERA), who is looking for win No. 16 on the season, and the Red Sox will counter with Kutter Crawford (8-15, 4.19 ERA).
The Red Sox fell to the Rays 2-0 Thursday. Nick Sogard led the way offensively after going 1-for-2 in the defeat, while Brayan Bello took the loss on the mound, pitching 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out seven.