Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins 6/21/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
MLB: 7:40 PM EST
Jun. 21, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Minnesota Twins -130 ; O/U 8.5
The Boston Red Sox remain on the road Wednesday night in Minnesota for game three of four against the Minnesota Twins. Boston comes into Wednesday three games above .500 on a five game win streak following a six run win in game one of this series. Garrett Whitlock will take the mound for Boston Wednesday night 4-2 on the year with a 4.38 ERA. Despite a good record Whitlock has struggled on the year giving up twenty runs on 41 hits including six home runs in just 39 innings of work. The Boston bullpen has been mediocre as well combining for a 4.41 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.
Offensively Boston has hit the ball extremely well this year with a .263 batting average having scored 372 total runs and hit 77 home runs. Alex Verdugo leads Boston this season with a .303 batting average to go along with a team leading .377 on base percentage. Masataka Yoshida has scored 36 runs and Jarren Duran leads Boston with 11 stolen bases. Rafael Devers is the biggest bat in the Boston lineup with 17 home runs and a team leading 57 RBIs.
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The Minnesota Twins remain at home Wednesday night one game below .500 after losing four the last five including two in a row after the loss in game one of this series. Pablo Lopez got the start from Minnesota giving up five runs on six hits across 5.2 innings of work leading to the loss. The Minnesota bullpen was just as bad giving up four more runs on four hits over the final 3.1 innings of the game.
Offensively Minnesota was terrible with just seven hits in 33 at bats including just one with runners in scoring position to leave seven men on base. Christian Vasquez was the only spark in the Minnesota lineup with a three run home run in the fifth inning to plate all three Minnesota runs. Will Castro added two hits in four at bats, while for the Twins recorded one hit each.
Recent Betting Trends:
Red Sox are 5-1 in their last 6 road games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Red Sox are 7-2 in their last 9 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Twins are 7-3 in their last 10 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Twins are 3-7 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Free Betting Pick: Minnesota Twins -130
The Minnesota Twins will have the better arm on the mound Wednesday night that will be the difference. Look for Minnesota to do the job Wednesday night to get a home win against a good team. The Twins will use their starter and home fans to get a needed win Wednesday against a good Boston team. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 8-4.