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Two of the league’s best hitters go head-to-head when the Minnesota Twins (67-61) and the Boston Red Sox (62-68) play at 7:40 PM ET on Wednesday at Target Field. Luis Arraez has a .319 batting average (fourth in MLB) for the favored Twins (-125), and Xander Bogaerts ranks ninth in MLB play batting .306 this season for the underdog Red Sox (+105). Minnesota’s Joe Ryan gets the start against Boston’s Michael Wacha.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Red Sox
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Twins | -125 | 8 |
Twins Stats & Trends
Twins Batting
- The Twins average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB action with 152 total home runs.
- The Twins have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.249).
- The Twins’ .320 on-base percentage is eighth-best in baseball.
- The Twins strike out 8.2 times per game to rank 11th in the league.
- The Twins have hit 79 home runs at home this season (1.2 per game).
- The Twins have a .412 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the team averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .251.
Twins Key Batters
- Arraez has an OPS of .809, fueled by an OBP of .385 to go with a slugging percentage of .424. All three of those stats rank first among Minnesota hitters this season.
- Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Arraez ranks fourth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 69th in slugging.
- Arraez hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with two walks and two RBI.
- Jorge Polanco has 16 doubles, 16 home runs and 64 walks while batting .235.
- Among qualifying batters, Polanco is 116th in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage and 88th in slugging percentage.
- Carlos Correa leads Minnesota with 108 hits. He is batting .274 this season and 32 of his hits have gone for extra bases.
- Gio Urshela has 11 home runs, 53 RBI and a batting average of .268 this season.
- Urshela enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .235 with three doubles, four walks and four RBI.
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox have hit 122 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- The Red Sox rank sixth in MLB with a .257 team batting average.
- The Red Sox have the 12th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.316).
- The Red Sox rank 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
- They have averaged 0.8 home runs per game in their 65 road contests this season.
- In 65 road games this season, they’re slugging .379 with 195 hits going for extra bases.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .247 with 8.6 base hits per contest.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Rafael Devers has racked up 130 hits, a team-high for the Red Sox.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Devers’ batting average ranks 21st, his on-base percentage ranks 39th, and he is eighth in slugging.
- Bogaerts paces his team with a .374 on-base percentage, and has a club-high .451 slugging percentage.
- Bogaerts is currently ninth in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage and 49th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.
- Alex Verdugo is batting .284 with 34 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 31 walks.
- Tommy Pham is hitting .251 with 19 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 47 walks.
Twins vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers
| Ryan | Wacha | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GS | 16 |
| 10-6 | W-L | 9-1 |
| 3.65 | ERA | 2.53 |
| 113.1 | IP | 89.0 |
| 34 | BB | 25 |
| 113 | SO | 69 |
