Toronto Blue Jays (52-43, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (48-47, fourth in the AL East)
Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Ross Stripling (5-3, 3.03 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (0-1, 10.13 ERA, 2.38 WHIP, seven strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -153, Red Sox +131; over/under is 11 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays aim to keep their five-game win streak alive when they visit the Boston Red Sox.
Boston has a 23-22 record at home and a 48-47 record overall. The Red Sox have hit 96 total home runs to rank ninth in the AL.
Toronto has a 22-24 record in road games and a 52-43 record overall. The Blue Jays rank fifth in the majors with 124 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.
The matchup Sunday is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The Blue Jays have a 9-3 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Xander Bogaerts has 24 doubles, seven home runs and 37 RBI for the Red Sox. Christian Vazquez is 8-for-35 with two doubles, four home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
Alejandro Kirk ranks sixth on the Blue Jays with a .319 batting average, and has 13 doubles, 11 home runs, 34 walks and 38 RBI. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is 17-for-40 with six RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 2-8, .216 batting average, 8.69 ERA, outscored by 54 runs
Blue Jays: 7-3, .329 batting average, 2.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 39 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Josh Winckowski: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Kike Hernandez: 60-Day IL (hip), Rafael Devers: 10-Day IL (right hamstring), J.D. Martinez: day-to-day (back), Chris Sale: 15-Day IL (finger), Christian Arroyo: 10-Day IL (groin), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (hand), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (wrist), Matt Barnes: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (forearm), Michael Wacha: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Danish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rich Hill: 15-Day IL (knee), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi: 15-Day IL (neck), Julian Merryweather: 60-Day IL (side), Tayler Saucedo: 60-Day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
