Twins vs Red Sox Preview: Pitching Dash in Boston

The Minnesota Twins roll into Boston hot. They've won three straight games and sit at 25-27 overall. Yesterday they beat the Red Sox 4-2, with Trevor Larnach scoring twice and Salvador Perez's sacrifice fly doing damage in the fifth inning. The day before, the Twins exploded for eight runs to win 8-6. Byron Buxton and Austin Martin both smashed homers in that wild seventh inning. Now the Twins come back Sunday looking to keep this momentum rolling. Bailey Ober takes the mound for Minnesota. He'll face a Boston team stuck in a two-game losing streak.

The Twins' offense has been clicking lately. They score runs different ways—extra-base hits, smart baserunning, clutch flies. This team doesn't need everything perfect. They just need solid pitching and timely hitting. That's exactly what they've shown the last three games.

Bailey Ober is Minnesota's starting pitcher Sunday. He's been steady for the Twins this season, which is exactly what Minnesota needs. The Twins' pitching staff is built around consistency rather than one dominant star. Ober fits that mold perfectly. He's getting a Boston Red Sox lineup that struggled. The Red Sox sit at 22-29 and just lost twice in a row. Sonny Gray pitches for Boston on Sunday. Both starters carry similar 6.75 ERAs heading in. This matchup could go either way. Whoever pitches better and stays sharp will help their team control the game from start to finish.

Boston's bats went quiet these last two games. The Red Sox lost to Minnesota yesterday 4-2 and the day before 8-6. Even though they scored six runs on May 22, they still fell short. That tells you Minnesota's offense has been better. The Red Sox sit at 22-29, and at home they're just 8-16. Fenway Park is one of baseball's best stadiums, but the Red Sox need to wake up their lineup. They can't fall further behind in this series. Sunday is a chance to bounce back and show some fight. One win starts building momentum right now.