Twins face Red Sox with 1-0 lead in series

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

Boston; Sunday, 12:35 p.m. EDT

LIKELY PITCHING VALUES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (15-8, 3.84 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 187 strikeouts); Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (5-11, 4.37 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -131, Red Sox +111; Over/Under is 7 1/2 runs

CONCLUSION: The Minnesota Twins go into the next game of the series against the Boston Red Sox with a 1-0 lead.

Boston's record is 76-78 overall and 35-41 at home. The Red Sox are fourth in the AL with 189 total home runs, an average of 1.2 per game.

Minnesota has a 39-40 road record and an 81-73 overall record. The Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.16, which ranks 10th in the AL.

Sunday's matchup will be the fifth time this season that these teams have met. The Twins hold a 3-1 lead in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a .285 batting average and has hit 45 doubles, 13 triples and 21 home runs. Connor Wong has hit 10-for-36 and one RBI in the last 10 games.

Willi Castro leads the Twins with a .250 batting average and has hit 30 doubles, five triples and 12 home runs. Kyle Farmer has hit 11 of 27 batters, two home runs and four RBIs in the last 10 games.

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

Twins: 5-5, .239 batting average, 3.71 ERA, two runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10-day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-day IL (forearm), Brennan Bernardino: 15-day IL (elbow), Isaiah Campbell: 60-day IL (elbow), David Hamilton: 10-day IL (finger), 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 (triceps), 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 (triceps), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.