On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Minnesota Twins (50-54) hosting the Boston Red Sox (56-50) at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The Red Sox are an away underdog (+108) versus the Twins (-126). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4), and Richard Fitts (1-4) getting the nod for the Boston Red Sox.
The Twins lost their most recent game against the Nationals by a 9-3 score Saturday. Willi Castro went 1 for 3 with a double to lead them offensively. Joe Ryan picked up the loss after throwing five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out five.
The Red Sox picked up a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers Saturday. Jarren Duran (3 for 4 with a double, two triples and two RBIs) led the way offensively, while Garrett Crochet got the win on the mound after going six innings, giving up two earned runs on eight hits while striking out 10.
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Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Twins (-126, bet $126 to win $100)Underdog: Red Sox (+108, bet $100 to win $108)Over/under: 9.5Twins vs. Red Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, July 28, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Minneapolis, MinnesotaStadium: Target FieldTV channel: MNNT and NESNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Twins stats and trendsTwins betting recordsThe Twins have won 35, or 52.2%, of the 67 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Minnesota is 24-18 this season when entering a game favored by -126 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.8% chance of a victory for the Twins.So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 42 of 103 games with a total.The Twins are 54-49-0 against the spread this season.Simeon Woods Richardson (Twins probable starter)Woods Richardson (5-4 with a 4.14 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his 16th of the season.The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed three innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing two hits.In 16 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 4.14 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .247 to his opponents.Woods Richardson heads into the outing with one quality start under his belt this season.Woods Richardson will try to record his ninth outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.8 innings per appearance.He has made three appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.He will face a Red Sox offense that ranks fifth in the league with 516 runs while batting .252 as a squad. It has a collective .427 slugging percentage (fifth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 129 home runs (10th in MLB).Twins batting statsThe Twins have hit 120 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the league.The offense for Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .400 this season, 16th in MLB.The Twins rank 20th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.Minnesota ranks 21st in the majors with 438 total runs scored this season.The Twins have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.313).Minnesota ranks 14th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.Red Sox stats and trendsRed Sox betting recordsThe Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 38 games this year and have walked away with the win 16 times (42.1%) in those games.This season, Boston has come away with a win 11 times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +108 or worse on the moneyline.The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 48.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Contests with Boston has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 49 of 105 chances this season.The Red Sox are 54-51-0 against the spread in their 105 games that had a posted line this season.Richard Fitts (Red Sox probable starter)The Red Sox are sending Fitts (1-4) out to make his 10th start of the season. He is 1-4 with a 4.86 ERA and 32 strikeouts through 37 2/3 innings pitched.The righty’s most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went 3 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.In nine games this season, the 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.86, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .259 against him.Fitts is trying to collect his third quality start of the season in this game.Fitts is looking to record his fifth start of five or more innings this season in this game.He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his nine outings this season.He will face a Twins team that is batting .242 as a unit (20th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .400 (16th in the league) with 120 total home runs (12th in MLB play).Red Sox batting statsThe Red Sox average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB action with 129 total home runs.So far this year, Boston ranks fifth in the majors, slugging .427.The Red Sox are ninth in the majors with a .252 batting average.Boston scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (516 total, 4.9 per game).The Red Sox’s .322 on-base percentage is ninth-best in baseball.