Dive Into the Simulation and Insights for Red Sox vs Twins Match Preview - April 14, 2026

-140O/U: 8
(-110/-110)+115

Sonny Gray – Over/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-140/+110)
Sonny Gray has relied on his cut-fastball 11.1% more often this season (23.7%) than he did last season (12.6%).
Explain: Because cutters are one of the most effective pitches to use, a pitcher who alters his pitch mix to use more of them will often see more success as a result.
Roman Anthony – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+120/-155)
Roman Anthony has had some very poor luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 14.8 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is quite a bit lower than his 27.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.
Explain: xHR uses highly advanced Statcast data to measure a player’s home run ability more accurately than actual home runs can.
Ceddanne Rafaela – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-170/+130)
In today’s game, Ceddanne Rafaela is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.7% rate (90th percentile).
Explain: This player’s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.

Mick Abel – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-150/+120)
Mick Abel’s 2499-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 88th percentile among all starting pitchers.
Explain: Spin rate is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs.
Trevor Larnach – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-170/+130)
Trevor Larnach has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (63% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.
Explain: The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits higher in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting lower.
The Minnesota Twins have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Matt Wallner, James Outman, Tristan Gray, Byron Buxton).
Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts

Minnesota Twins – Over/Under 3.5 Team Total (-110/-120)
The Minnesota Twins have hit the Team Total Over in 11 of their last 15 games (+6.35 Units / 35% ROI)
Boston Red Sox – Over/Under 4.5 Team Total (+105/-135)
The Boston Red Sox have hit the Team Total Under in 20 of their last 35 games (+3.25 Units / 8% ROI)
Matt Wallner – Over/Under 0.5 Runs (+155/-200)
Matt Wallner has hit the Runs Over in 12 of his last 20 games (+7.60 Units / 38% ROI)

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