Monday, May 12, 2008

Red Sox-Twins Preview

The Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at The Metrodome.
Righthander Clay Buchholz will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Buchholz is 2-2 this season with a 4.50 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Livan Hernandez who starts for the Twins. Righthander Hernandez is 5-1 with a 3.83 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Twins defeated Boston 9-8 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Craig Monroe hit two home runs and had four RBI for Minnesota, while Adam Everett smacked a two-run home run in the win.
Coco Crisp homered and drove in three runs for the Red Sox and Tim Wakefield was ripped for six earned runs on seven hits in two 2-3 innings to take the loss.
Team records:
Boston: 24-16 SU
Minnesota: 19-17 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Baltimore are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Boston is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
Minnesota is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing Boston
Next up:
Boston at Baltimore, Tuesday, May 13
Minnesota home to Toronto, Tuesday, May 13
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