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Free MLB Pick: Twins vs. Red Sox Odds
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2022 MLB Handicapping
(66-61) Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox (62-67)
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Time: 7:40 PM ET
Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, MN.
Projected Pitchers: Wacha (BOS), Ryan (MIN)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Twins -135, Red Sox +115
MLB run line Betting Odds: Twins +170, Red Sox -200
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.0
Boston Red Sox
A quarter of the runs Boston has given up all season came in the month of August, which wraps up on Wednesday against the Twins.
The Red Sox will try to avoid the sweep in this spot after falling, 10–5, on Tuesday in game two.
Kutter Crawford gave up four hits, four walks, and four runs in 4.1 innings. He struck out five.
Each of the first four batters in Boston’s lineup — Pham, Verdugo, Bogaerts, and Devers — drove in a run, which was just not enough.
Four could be enough to win this one. Michael Wacha’s ERA is even lower now than it was before he went on the IL at the very end of July.
He’s made three starts since returning and given up four runs in nearly 19 innings.
Minnesota Twins
But he will meet his match against Joe Ryan, who has had a terrific first full Major League season in 2022.
Ryan (10–6) has a tidy 3.65 ERA in 113 innings. He’s struck out one an inning and already beaten Boston once, way back in April.
Byron Buxton has a hip problem, which has held him out since August 22.
He had been having possibly the best season of his career up until that point. The only season of his career in which he has had more plate appearances came in 2017 when he finished 17th in MVP voting and came to the plate 511 times.
This season, he’s come up to bat 382 times but with a much higher success rate. His OPS+ stands at 137 this year.
Minnesota will need him healthy down the stretch if it wants to catch Cleveland in the division, which is becoming more and more necessary to make the playoffs.
The Twins didn’t gain any ground on Tuesday with the Guardians winning against Baltimore. They remain a game-and-a-half down in the Central.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Red Sox are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
- Twins are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Under is 6-1 in Red Sox last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 17-6-3 in Twins last 26 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Head to Head: Over is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings.
- Head to Head: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota.
Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Prediction:
This one goes under. Both starting pitchers are terrific. Neither will likely go any more than six innings but just five or six should be long enough to give the bullpen enough room to work with.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Under 8.0
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