A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Red Sox on Monday when they battle the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Tim Wakefield in this one. Righthander Wakefield is 6-4 this season with a 5.03 ERA.

It'll be Scott Baker toeing the rubber for the Twins in this contest. Righthander Baker is 8-6 with a 3.01 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 9.

Boston was a 3-2 winner in its last match at home against the Yankees. They won as -153 favorites, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 7-0 loser as they battled the White Sox at home. Moneyline bettors who got the White Sox at -108 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Current streak: Boston has won 2 straight games. Minnesota has lost 4 straight games.

Team records: Boston: 70-43 SU Minnesota: 51-63 SU

Boston most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Minnesota are 6-4 After playing NY Yankees are 9-1 After a win are 6-4

Minnesota most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider: Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing Boston Minnesota is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Boston

Next up: Minnesota home to Boston, Tuesday, August 9

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