Twins face the Red Sox leading series 1-0

Updated Sep. 21, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Minnesota Twins (81-73, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (76-78, third in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (15-8, 3.84 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 187 strikeouts); Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (8-15, 4.19 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -139, Red Sox +117; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins meet the Boston Red Sox leading the series 1-0.

Boston is 76-78 overall and 35-41 in home games. Red Sox hitters have a collective .425 slugging percentage to rank sixth in MLB.

Minnesota has an 81-73 record overall and a 39-40 record on the road. The Twins have a 61-15 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Twins are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler O'Neill leads Boston with 31 home runs while slugging .521. Trevor Story is 10-for-35 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Carlos Santana has 25 doubles and 22 home runs while hitting .238 for the Twins. Kyle Farmer is 11-for-27 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .190 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Twins: 5-5, .239 batting average, 3.71 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (forearm), Brennan Bernardino: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isaiah Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Max Kepler: 10-Day IL (knee), Kody Funderburk: 60-Day IL (oblique), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Ryan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 60-Day IL (back), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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