First pitch: Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. ET
Line: Minnesota +165, Boston -175, Total: 10.0

The Twins will be looking to get right back into the win column with a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday.

Minnesota had won three straight games and five of its past six before losing 4-1 against Boston on Monday night. The Twins could not find a way to figure out Chris Sale in that one, but they should have a bit better luck this time around. The Sox, meanwhile, badly needed that victory. The win prevented a three-game losing streak for Boston, and the team will now look to win a second straight here. The starters in this Tuesday night contest are set to be LHP Hector Santiago (4-6, 5.26 ERA, 47 K) for Minnesota and LHP Drew Pomeranz (6-4, 4.07 ERA, 82 K) for Boston. With a pair of lefties on the mound, it’ll be interesting to see what lineups each team trots out. One trend that favors the Twins in this one is the fact that they are 20-9 against the money line as a road underdog of +100 or higher this season. They are also 23-10 against the money line when playing on the road in general. The Red Sox, meanwhile, are an impressive 24-8 against the money line after having lost two of their past three games this season. Both teams are pretty close to full strength also, so injuries should not factor much into the outcome.

The Twins have surprisingly kept up their strong play from early in the year, and it’s starting to look like they might just be a real threat to make the postseason. This team does, however, need some more out of Tuesday’s starter, Hector Santiago. Santiago is insanely inconsistent for Minnesota, and he just allowed five earned runs in 2.2 innings of work against Seattle on Jun. 6. He allowed six earned runs in the start before, and the Twins will be begging for a quality start out of him on Tuesday. That is not going to be easy, though. Offensively, two guys that must come through for Minnesota in this one are 2B Brian Dozier (.250, 13 HR, 35 RBI) and 3B Miguel Sano (.278 BA, 18 HR, 52 RBI). Dozier has been struggling this year, as he is on pace for only 28 homers on the season. He hit 42 a year ago, so perhaps a hot streak is coming. Sano, meanwhile, has been one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball. The Twins will be counting on him to provide a spark on Tuesday.

The Red Sox are hoping to earn a second straight victory and will need Drew Pomeranz to shut down a dangerous Twins lineup in this one. The lefty has been very good for Boston this season, and he has turned in 12.2 innings of three-run ball over his past two starts. Pomeranz struck out nine batters over those two games, and he has now allowed two or fewer earned runs in eight of his past 10 appearances for the Sox. He’ll look to build on that and pitch yet another gem on Tuesday. On offense, the Red Sox will be hoping that both OF Mookie Betts (.269 BA, 12 HR, 40 RBI) and SS Xander Bogaerts (.316 BA, 5 HR, 34 RBI) can get it going. Betts has not been himself this season, but it would not be surprising if he had a very strong second half of the year. Bogaerts, meanwhile, will just need to keep up his excellent play. He has been incredible for the Sox this season, and he is a big reason this team is tied for the lead in the AL East.