Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 27-18 Minnesota Twins play host to the 21-25 Boston Red Sox today in MLB play on the grass of Target Field, May 27, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Red Sox -104/Twins -106
O/U Total: 9

Pitching Matchup
Rick Porcello (R) W/L 4-3 WHIP 1.36 ERA 5.07
Phil Hughes (R) W/L 3-4 WHIP 1.29 ERA 4.50

Minnesota defeated Boston 2-1 last night behind the stellar pitching of Mike Pelfrey. The Twins are 2-0 on their current homestand and 8-2 in their last 10 games. They are 15-6 at home in 2015. The Red Sox are 0-2 on their current road trip and 3-6 in their past 6 games.

Minny has a 2-0 edge on the season series but the Bosox have a 6-4 lead in the last 10 games of this series.

Porcello was on the losing end of a 12-5 beating by the Angels in his last start. He allowed 7 ERs in 4.1 innings of work. He has 5 Q starts on the year and despite his poor numbers, the team is 6-3 in his 9 starts.

Hughes had a no decision in a 3-2 loss at the White Sox in his last outing. He allowed 2 runs in 7 innings for his 4th Q start of the season.

Several Sox hitters have had success vs. Hughes in the past led by 1B Mike Napoli (.400, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs). DH David Ortiz is hitting a cool .345 off of the right-hander with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs. 2B Dustin Pedroia has gone deep 3 times with 10 RBIs vs. Hughes and he is hitting .314. UT Brock Holt has the only SB off of Hughes.

Twins OF Torii Hunter is hitting .429 off of Porcello with a HR and 6 RBIs. 2B Brian Dozier is batting .292 with 3 HRs, 8 RBIs and 2 SBs vs. the veteran right-hander.

Boston at Minnesota Betting Trends

Boston is 2-5 straight up in their last 7 games.
The Red Sox are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 road games.
Boston is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games on the road in Minnesota.
The game total has gone under in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games against Minnesota.
The Twins are 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games.

Injury Report

BOSTON RED SOX
Edwin Escobar P 15-Day Disabled List
Ryan Hanigan C 60-Day Disabled List
Justin Masterson P 15-Day Disabled List
Anthony Varvaro P 15-Day Disabled List
Christian Vazquez C 60-Day Disabled List
Shane Victorino OF 15-Day Disabled List
Brandon Workman P 15-Day Disabled List

MINNESOTA TWINS
Oswaldo Arcia OF 15-Day Disabled List
Casey Fien P 15-Day Disabled List
Ervin Santana P Out Until July 4 (suspension)
Jordan Schafer OF 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Boston: 45%
Minnesota: 55%

Free MLB Pick

Historical statistics for both starters versus today’s opponent are poor with the roster of Minnesota hitting .288 vs. Rick Porcello and Boston’s hitting .333 against Phil Hughes. That said, the Twins starter Phil Hughes has better current form and the Red Sox offense has underperformed all season. We’ll ride the hot team here.

Take the Minnesota Twins -105‏