I’ll be backing the Twins this afternoon as a small underdog.
This Minnesota roster has faced Nick Pivetta over 27 at-bats and they’re slashing .367/.481/9124 against the right-hander. Jorge Polanco has Pivetta’s number, going 4-5 against him with two home runs and a triple. Gary Sanchez is 2-4 with a home run while Miguel Sano is 1-2 with a round-tripper as well.

Joe Ryan actually pitched well in his season debut, allowing just two earned runs over 4.0 innings of work. He has yet to face the Red Sox in his career, so there are no head-to-head stats available and those edges usually favor the pitchers.


Take the Twins on the money line in this one.