Twins vs. Red Sox Probable Starting Pitchers Today – Sept. 21
The Minnesota Twins (81-73) and Boston Red Sox (76-78) do battle on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET.
The Twins will give the nod to Pablo Lopez (15-8, 3.84 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 16 on the season, and the Red Sox will counter with Kutter Crawford (8-15, 4.19 ERA).
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Twins vs. Red Sox Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
- Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
- TV: BSN
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Venue: Fenway Park
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Probable Pitchers: Lopez – MIN (15-8, 3.84 ERA) vs Crawford – BOS (8-15, 4.19 ERA)
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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Pablo Lopez
- The Twins’ Lopez (15-8) will make his 31st start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed 6 1/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.84 and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .246 in 30 games this season.
- He’s looking to extend his seven-game quality start streak.
- Lopez will look to finish five or more innings for the 16th start in a row.
- He has five appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 30 chances this season.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 28-year-old’s 3.84 ERA ranks 36th, 1.150 WHIP ranks 24th, and 9.6 K/9 ranks 13th.
Pablo Lopez vs. Red Sox
- The Red Sox are batting .252 this season, sixth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .425 (sixth in the league) with 189 home runs.
- The Red Sox have gone 5-for-22 with a double and an RBI in six innings this season against the right-hander.
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Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Kutter Crawford
- Crawford (8-15) gets the starting nod for the Red Sox in his 32nd start of the season. He’s put together a 4.19 ERA in 171 2/3 innings pitched, with 162 strikeouts.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty went 4 1/3 innings against the New York Yankees, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up a 4.19 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 31 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .220 to his opponents.
- Crawford has 14 quality starts this year.
- Crawford is looking to pick up his 26th start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
- He has had six appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old ranks 46th in ERA (4.19), 15th in WHIP (1.101), and 28th in K/9 (8.5).
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