The Red Sox visit the Twins on April 17, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM CT in Minneapolis. The game will be shown on Twins.TV and carried on TIBN, 830 WCCO, 102.9 The Wolf and the Audacy App.
Minnesota is trying to keep the good vibes going after beating Tarik Skubal and Framber Valdez in the past week, and this trip through the red sox vs twins matchup brings another left-handed starter into view. Garrett Crochet is one of the best starters in the sport, which is part of what makes this test so sharp for a Twins lineup that has already handled a few of the league’s toughest arms.
The timing matters because the Twins enter the night in first place, tied atop both the AL Central and the American League with the Cleveland Guardians. Every team in the AL has between six and nine wins, so a strong start still carries real weight this early in the season. For Minnesota, the task is simple enough to say and hard enough to do: keep winning before the standings begin to separate.
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That is the tension inside this game. The Twins have already shown they can beat elite pitching, but Crochet gives them another lefty look in a stretch where they have been seeing more of them. If Minnesota keeps answering that challenge, the club will leave April 17 with the same thing it brought in: a share of first place and a little more confidence in how long this run can last.
