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Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Preview and Predictions 06-20-2018
MLB Previews 20th June 2018 by Gracenote
by Gracenote on 06/20/2018
the boston red sox missed out on a chance to become the first team to reach 50 wins this season in the series opener but look to rebound when they visit the minnesota twins on wednesday. the red sox's bullpen coughed up four runs in the eighth inning on tuesday during a 6-2 setback, dropping the team to 5-3 on its 10-game road trip as it lost for just the fourth time in 35 contests in which it scored first.
boston's rafael devers homered for the second straight game on tuesday and has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 contests, registering a .327 batting average in that span, while slugger j.d. martinez has recorded multiple hits in three of his last five games. david price will try to even the series when he takes the mound for the red sox against veteran lance lynn, who owns a 3.13 era at home as opposed to 6.57 on the road. eduardo escobar brings an eight-game hitting streak (14-for-31, 10 rbis) into wednesday's contest after knocking in three runs in the series opener for the twins, who are 10-7 this month. escobar leads the majors with 31 doubles, including one in the sixth inning on tuesday that brought home a pair of runs, and has raised his batting average to .305.
tv: 8:10 p.m. et, nesn (boston), fs north (minnesota)
pitching matchup: red sox lh david price (8-4, 3.76 era) vs. twins rh lance lynn (4-5, 4.98)
price has yielded fewer than three runs in six of his last seven starts, going 6-0 during that stretch after beating seattle on thursday with seven innings of one-run ball. the 32-year-old vanderbilt product, who is 5-2 with a 3.59 era in eight road starts, has gone beyond six innings once in his last five trips to the mound. eddie rosario is 3-for-6 versus price, who is 10-3 with a 2.52 era in 17 career appearances (16 starts) against the twins.
lynn has been a much better pitcher since posting an 0-3 record and 8.37 era in five april starts to begin his tenure with the twins. the 31-year-old ole miss product has recorded six quality starts in eight outings since may 1, including each of the last five - a stretch during which he allowed seven runs over 31 1/3 innings. mookie betts is 3-for-5 with a homer against lynn, who is 0-1 with a 1.89 era in three career starts versus the red sox.
walk-offs
1. minnesota 2b brian dozier is two home runs behind tom brunansky (163) for ninth place on the franchise list.
2. boston ss xander bogaerts has collected three homers and seven rbis over his last six contests.
3. twins ss ehire adrianza has hit safely in eight of his last nine games, going 10-for-30 in that stretch.
prediction: red sox 6, twins 2
MLB Previews 20th June 2018 by Gracenote
by Gracenote on 06/20/2018
the boston red sox missed out on a chance to become the first team to reach 50 wins this season in the series opener but look to rebound when they visit the minnesota twins on wednesday. the red sox's bullpen coughed up four runs in the eighth inning on tuesday during a 6-2 setback, dropping the team to 5-3 on its 10-game road trip as it lost for just the fourth time in 35 contests in which it scored first.
boston's rafael devers homered for the second straight game on tuesday and has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 contests, registering a .327 batting average in that span, while slugger j.d. martinez has recorded multiple hits in three of his last five games. david price will try to even the series when he takes the mound for the red sox against veteran lance lynn, who owns a 3.13 era at home as opposed to 6.57 on the road. eduardo escobar brings an eight-game hitting streak (14-for-31, 10 rbis) into wednesday's contest after knocking in three runs in the series opener for the twins, who are 10-7 this month. escobar leads the majors with 31 doubles, including one in the sixth inning on tuesday that brought home a pair of runs, and has raised his batting average to .305.
tv: 8:10 p.m. et, nesn (boston), fs north (minnesota)
pitching matchup: red sox lh david price (8-4, 3.76 era) vs. twins rh lance lynn (4-5, 4.98)
price has yielded fewer than three runs in six of his last seven starts, going 6-0 during that stretch after beating seattle on thursday with seven innings of one-run ball. the 32-year-old vanderbilt product, who is 5-2 with a 3.59 era in eight road starts, has gone beyond six innings once in his last five trips to the mound. eddie rosario is 3-for-6 versus price, who is 10-3 with a 2.52 era in 17 career appearances (16 starts) against the twins.
lynn has been a much better pitcher since posting an 0-3 record and 8.37 era in five april starts to begin his tenure with the twins. the 31-year-old ole miss product has recorded six quality starts in eight outings since may 1, including each of the last five - a stretch during which he allowed seven runs over 31 1/3 innings. mookie betts is 3-for-5 with a homer against lynn, who is 0-1 with a 1.89 era in three career starts versus the red sox.
walk-offs
1. minnesota 2b brian dozier is two home runs behind tom brunansky (163) for ninth place on the franchise list.
2. boston ss xander bogaerts has collected three homers and seven rbis over his last six contests.
3. twins ss ehire adrianza has hit safely in eight of his last nine games, going 10-for-30 in that stretch.
prediction: red sox 6, twins 2
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