The Red Sox and Twins wrap up the spring schedule this afternoon (1:05 p.m., NESN) with the regular season rapidly approaching.
Michael Wacha gets the start for Boston, while Josh Winder goes for Minnesota, which, like Boston, is fielding something close to their best lineup. That means “MVP candidate if he can stay healthy for more than five minutes” Byron Buxton in the leadoff spot and “MVP candidate even if he was an unrepentant cheater” Carlos Correa playing shortstop and batting third. But who cares about the Twins? Not us.
We care about the Sox, who see Alex Verdugo return to the fold and J.