Twins vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 9/20/2024

The Minnesota Twins open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Boston Red Sox. Minnesota is 80-72 following its 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Minnesota has lost two of the first three games of its four-game series with Cleveland. The Twins trail first place in the American League Central by 7 ½ games and currently hold the third and final AL wild card qualifying spot. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

Willi Castro is batting .251 to lead Minnesota and is the leader in hits with 132 and on-base percentage with .337. Carlos Santana is the leader in home runs with 22 and RBI with 65. Minnesota has a team batting average of .249 and a slugging percentage of .419. On Friday, Minnesota will send David Festa to the mound. The right-hander is 2-6 with a 5.07 ERA, 66 Ks, and 19 BBs.

The Boston Red Sox improved to 76-76 following a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Trevor Story hit a home run for Boston and Jarren Duran knocked in the winning run in the eighth inning with an RBI single. Boston trails first in the American League East by 13 games and is four games behind the third and final AL wild card qualifying spot. 

Jarren Duran is batting .285 to lead Boston and has a team-high 180 hits. Tyler O’Neill is the leader in home runs with 31, while Rafael Devers is the leader in RBI with 83 and with an on-base percentage of .356. Boston has a team batting average of .254 and a slugging percentage of .429. On Friday, the Boston Red Sox will send Richard Fitts to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 4 Ks, and 4 BBs.

Minnesota has lost four of its last six and will have a starting pitcher on the mound who has struggled of late, which gives the advantage to Boston playing at home. Minnesota starter David Festa has allowed 13 runs across the last 22 ⅓ innings with Minnesota losing four of the five. Boston starter Richard Fitts has just two career starts, allowing no earned runs across 10 ⅓ innings. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 6-3.