Boston Red Sox (6-9, fourth in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (9-7, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (2-1, 3.12 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (1-0, 5.27 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, seven strikeouts)

Red Sox -167, Twins +141; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Minnesota Twins after Trevor Story had four hits on Sunday in a 9-3 win over the Cardinals.

Minnesota has a 5-2 record in home games and a 9-7 record overall. Twins pitchers have a collective 4.18 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.

Boston has a 3-6 record on the road and a 6-9 record overall. The Red Sox have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .233.

Monday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Keaschall has a double, a home run and seven RBI while hitting .213 for the Twins. Josh Bell is 10 for 33 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

Ceddanne Rafaela has a double, a home run and five RBI for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras is 14 for 36 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 7-3, .229 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .245 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (knee), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Johan Oviedo: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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