Toronto Blue Jays (8-5, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (6-7, third in the AL East)
Boston; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (1-0, 0.71 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Red Sox: Walker Buehler (1-1, 8.68 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, seven strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -116, Blue Jays -104; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Boston Red Sox aiming to continue a three-game road winning streak.
Boston has a 6-7 record overall and a 3-3 record at home. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 4.03 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.
Toronto has gone 3-3 in road games and 8-5 overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .257, which ranks third in the AL.
The matchup Thursday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has a .378 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has three doubles and three home runs. Alex Bregman is 13-for-43 with two home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.
George Springer has a .447 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has two doubles, a triple and two home runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 12-for-41 with two RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .270 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Blue Jays: 7-3, .253 batting average, 2.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Toronto Blue Jays (8-5, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (6-7, third in the AL East)
Boston; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (1-0, 0.71 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Red Sox: Walker Buehler (1-1, 8.68 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, seven strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -116, Blue Jays -104; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Boston Red Sox aiming to continue a three-game road winning streak.
Boston has a 6-7 record overall and a 3-3 record at home. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 4.03 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.
Toronto has gone 3-3 in road games and 8-5 overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .257, which ranks third in the AL.
The matchup Thursday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has a .378 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has three doubles and three home runs. Alex Bregman is 13-for-43 with two home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.
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George Springer has a .447 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has two doubles, a triple and two home runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 12-for-41 with two RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .270 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Blue Jays: 7-3, .253 batting average, 2.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
