Rookie Richard Fitts will take the mound as the Red Sox open a three-game series. The Twins are four games ahead of the Sox in the wild-card race with nine games to play.

On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Minnesota Twins (80-73) visiting the Boston Red Sox (76-77) at 7:10 PM ET.The Red Sox and Twins will end their upcoming three-game series on

The Boston Red Sox were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Thursday night at Tropicana Field to secure the series loss. Boston's offense was anemic again, as Tampa Bay's arms, including starting pitcher Zack Littell, who tossed seven innings of one-hit ball, shut them down.