Rather, Red Sox manager Alex Cora has decided to give the third baseman two consecutive days of rest when you combine Thursday's team off day. Abraham Toro will handle the hot corner and bat second Wednesday.

The Minnesota Twins will try their best to avoid distractions when they face the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon in the teams' final game before the trade deadline. On Tuesday night, Twins closer Jhoan Duran sparked a social-media firestorm when he was spotted giving a hug to the team's bullpen catcher.

Red Sox: Brayan Bello (6-5, 3.32 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (2-2, 4.97 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 38 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -131, Red Sox +111; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.