Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox Prediction & Match Preview - April 16th | MLB Season 2022
The Minnesota Twins will play the second game of their four-game series at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox this Saturday. At the time of writing, the Twins have dropped both of their games against the Los Angeles Dodgers in their series. The Boston Red Sox, on the other hand, were victorious in their previous outing against the Detroit Tigers and claimed the series with two wins and a loss.
Currently, the Twins are now 2-4 and the Red Sox are 3-3 in the win-loss column. The Twins will send former two-time All-Star and recent acquisition Sonny Gray to the mound while the Red Sox have selected Tanner Houck for the starting duties.
Match Details
Fixture: Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox | MLB Regular Season 2022
Date & Time: Saturday, April 16, 4:10 p.m. EDT
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Minnesota Twins Team Preview
The Minnesota Twins were left reeling after their series loss against the National League pennant favorite LA Dodgers in their two-game series. They were utterly dominated by the Dodgers in both games, especially in the latter game, in which they almost fell prey to a perfect game by Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw was pulled after seven spotless innings and was replaced by reliever Alex Vesia. Gary Sanchez then singled off the reliever for the only Twins hit of the night. The Twins will look to turn things around as they visit Beantown.
Key Player - Sonny Gray
This will be Sonny Gray's second start of the season. He started on April 9 against the Seattle Mariners wherein he struck out four batters, gave up four base hits, two earned runs, and a homer in 4 2/3 innings of work. He currently has a 3.86 ERA and a WHIP of 1.29.
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With the Minnesota offense struggling at the moment, the pitching core and bullpen should step up and look to stifle Boston's offense.
Minnesota Twins Predicted Lineup
Starting Pitcher - Sonny Gray
- Byron Buxton, CF
- Carlos Correa, SS
- Jorge Polanco, 2B
- Giovanny Urshela, 3B
- Gary Sanchez, DH
- Max Kepler, RF
- Miguel Sano, 1B
- Ryan Jeffers, C
- Nick Gordon, LF
Boston Red Sox Team Preview
At the time of writing, the Boston Red Sox are preparing for their home opener against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park. They have a 3-3 win-loss card as they won two games and dropped just one in their trip to the Motor City against the Detroit Tigers. If the Red Sox can figure out a way to break down the unproven Minnesota pitching core, they will handily win this game.
Key Player - Rafael Devers
Rafael Devers is still raking as we speak. He leads the Boston Red Sox in RBIs and base hits with five and nine, respectively. He currently has a slash line of .346/.370/.577 with three doubles in 26 at-bats. Barring any contract disputes that might affect his gameplay, he should be the key cog in the Boston batting order.
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Adds that the situation is playing out similar to Mookie Betts.
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The future of the Boston Red Sox is shrouded in mystery as the management is currently embroiled in contract talks with some of their stars to see if they should re-sign them on or before the offseason. Most notable are the afforementioned Devers and Xander Bogaerts.
Boston Red Sox Predicted Lineup
Starting Pitcher - Nick Pivetta
- Enrique "Kike" Hernandez, CF
- Rafael Devers, 3B
- Xander Bogaerts, SS
- J.D. Martinez, DH
- Alex Verdugo, LF
- Trevor Story, 2B
- Bobby Dalbec, 1B
- Jackie Bradley Jr., RF
- Christian Vazquez, C
Twins vs Red Sox Match Prediction
With the Minnesota Twins offense struggling at the moment, the Red Sox will surely capitalize on this opportunity. The Twins can only hope that the brilliance of Sonny Gray can help them salvage something from this game. Red Sox win, 4-2.
Where to Watch Twins vs Red Sox
The game can be seen on Bally Sports North for the Twins and NESN for the Red Sox. Radio streaming is available by way of TIBN for Minnesota and WEEI 93.7, and WCCM 1490AM/103.7 FM for Boston.