Pat Dean (1-2, 4.75 ERA) and Rick Porcello (7-2, 4.04 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Minnesota Twins (18-43) and the Boston Red Sox (36-25) at Target Field. The Red Sox won the last game 15-4, and Boston leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jun. 12 and can be seen on NESN and FSN.
Dean pitched 4.1 innings in his last outing, surrendering four runs, striking out two and walking one in a 6-4 win over the Marlins. Eduardo Nunez (.327, 31 Rs, 9 HRs, 24 RBIs, 12 SBs) went 1 for 5 yesterday. Porcello went 6.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out six and walking one in a 5-3 win over the Giants in his most recent start. David Ortiz (.346, 29 Rs, 16 HRs, 55 RBIs, 1 SB) has been successful at the plate for the Red Sox, going 3 for 5 yesterday with one run.
Notes
For the eighth time this season, the Twins registered at least two errors in a game.
The Twins managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Red Sox who are coming in with a 22-7 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Red Sox have a slight leg up on the Twins, as the Red Sox have won their last two games while the Twins have lost their last three.
When they outhit their opponents, the Twins are 10-7. The Red Sox have a 34-9 record when outhitting opponents.
Boston tops the league in runs with 365 this season. Minnesota ranks near the bottom at 27th with 230.
Boston tops the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage of .844 this season. Minnesota ranks near the bottom at 23rd with an OPS of .706.
The Red Sox are 21-20 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Twins are 12-35 when they allow at least one homer.
