Twins host the Red Sox to begin 3-game series

Boston Red Sox (57-50, third in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (50-55, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Richard Fitts (1-4, 4.86 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4, 4.14 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -117, Red Sox -102; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Boston Red Sox to begin a three-game series.

Minnesota has gone 29-22 at home and 50-55 overall. Twins hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks 10th in the AL.

Boston has gone 23-29 in road games and 57-50 overall. The Red Sox have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .251.

The matchup Monday is the fourth time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 41 extra base hits (14 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs). Royce Lewis is 10 for 37 with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jarren Duran has 26 doubles, 12 triples and nine home runs while hitting .259 for the Red Sox. Alex Bregman is 10 for 34 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .247 batting average, 5.22 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .208 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: day-to-day (side soreness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (hip), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Red Sox: Aroldis Chapman: day-to-day (back), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (acl), Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Zack Kelly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.