Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, April 13, 2026

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+125) Minnesota (-145)

The Minnesota Twins (7-7) will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (4-9) at Target Field on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at +125 and Minnesota is priced at -145. The total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Garrett Crochet and Bailey Ober.

The Red Sox have accumulated 21 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 9 balls out of the stadium. Boston owns a slugging percentage of .344 and have struck out 121 times, while being walked on 44 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 3.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball. They have 44 RBI's and 94 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .221. They have earned 46 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .303.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 13 home runs in addition to 58 total runs (16th in baseball). Boston has allowed 104 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 52 earned runs. The Red Sox have a team ERA of 4.13 this year (21st in the league), and they have struck out 111 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 52 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a team this season.

The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 60.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 12 save situations. They have compiled 3 saves so far this year and have blown 2 out of their 5 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 18 base runners so far this season with 33.3% of those players ended up scoring. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 12 times as well as having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 43 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen are sitting with 7 holds on the season (18th in MLB).

The Red Sox have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,020 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 340 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 114 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .974 which puts them in 27th in pro baseball, and they have turned 9 double plays.

Crochet has pitched in 441 innings and is sitting with 571 strikeouts during his MLB career. Crochet (29-25 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.91 and he has gone up against 1,799 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 2.96 (145 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.092. He has allowed 359 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 123 walks.

Minnesota has a total of 13 home runs for the season as well as 60 RBIs. They have put up 19 doubles, while taking a walk 63 times as well as scoring 64 runs. The Minnesota Twins have tallied a team OBP of .329 and a batting average of .226 for the year. The Twins have a team SLG% of .358 and they average 4.57 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have struck out on 136 instances (5th in MLB) and have notched a total of 102 base knocks.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.426 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 121. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 65 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.35 (59 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (111 strikeouts against 53 walks). They have yielded 9 home runs and they surrender 4.80 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

They are ranked 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 83.3%, and they have sent 51 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 20 save situations, the Twins have 14 holds and also 1 blown save. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 6 save chances and they have tallied 5 saves. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.1% out of 26 inherited runners.

In their 1,098 innings on the diamond, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (27th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 8 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in pro baseball). The Twins have accrued 90 assists, 8 errors and have accounted for 366 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Ober has surrendered 573 hits and he has 611 punch outs in 630 innings. Ober (32-30 career record) holds a 4.11 ERA and has given up 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 288 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.126 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.46 and he has gone up against 2,575 opposing batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (+125)

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