Boston Red Sox (8-11, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (12-7, second in the AL East)
Toronto; Thursday, 3:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Whitlock (1-0, .66 ERA, .51 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Alek Manoah (3-0, 2.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
LINE: Blue Jays -154, Red Sox +132; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays after Xander Bogaerts had four hits against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Toronto has a 12-7 record overall and a 6-3 record in home games. The Blue Jays have gone 5-3 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Boston has a 3-4 record at home and an 8-11 record overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.72 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.
Thursday's game is the seventh time these teams match up this season. The Blue Jays have a 4-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has five home runs, nine walks and 13 RBI while hitting .309 for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 10-for-33 with a double, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
Rafael Devers has six doubles and three home runs while hitting .278 for the Red Sox. Christian Vazquez is 6-for-20 with a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .242 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Red Sox: 3-7, .236 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Ryan Borucki: 10-Day IL (blister), Cavan Biggio: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 10-Day IL (forearm), Teoscar Hernandez: 10-Day IL (oblique), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 10-Day IL (mono)
Red Sox: Jonathan Arauz: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), Josh Taylor: 10-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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