The Minnesota Twins can be very therapeutic at times.

The Boston Red Sox finally snapped their five-game losing streak last night in a 6-5 win over the Twins, quelling the riots for now.

Boston tries to start a positive win streak Tuesday night, going for two-in-a-row against Minnesota at Target Field.

Cody Ross had two homers last night, giving the Twins their third loss in a row. They’ve also lost eight of their last 10 against Boston overall.

Facing Josh Beckett won’t make things any easier. Even though the righty struggled in his first start this year, he’s been pretty good over his last two outings. Last week he struck out seven over seven innings in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. In his most recent start against the Twins, Beckett threw seven scoreless innings in a 2-1, 11-inning win last year. He has never pitched in Target Field.

Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer has been his team’s most dependable hitter thus far, and is 3-for-8 in his career against Beckett. First baseman Justin Morneau is 4-for-14 with a home run. Bovada’s MLB Player Props is expecting Mauer to get at least one hit Tuesday, with -230 odds.

Beckett will square off against Nick Blackburn, who recently rejoined the rotation after shoulder cramps forced him to miss a start. Blackburn is 2-1 lifetime against Boston. He’ll have to avoid Kelly Shoppach to win a third. The catcher is 8-for-16 lifetime against Blackburn with three home runs.

Boston could sure use that kind of offense after bumbling to a 5-10 start. It was swept by the rival New York Yankees in a series that was supposed to celebrate Fenway Park.

“It’s been a tough go,” said Ross. “Everybody knows how tough it’s been on us, but nobody feels sorry for us. We’re going to keep having to go out there and grind it out.”

The Red Sox are favored by 1 1/2 runs, according to Bovada.