Boston Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday

Updated Aug. 29, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays (65-70, fifth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (69-64, third in the AL East)

Boston; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (7-3, 4.02 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (8-11, 4.19 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 138 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -142, Blue Jays +120; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

Boston has a 69-64 record overall and a 31-37 record at home. The Red Sox have a 53-8 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Toronto has gone 31-37 in road games and 65-70 overall. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .312 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams meet Thursday for the 10th time this season. The Red Sox are ahead 6-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 28 home runs while slugging .571. Jarren Duran is 14-for-35 with five doubles, five home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

Daulton Varsho has 19 doubles, seven triples and 16 home runs for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 8-for-40 with a double and five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .220 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Blue Jays: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: David Hamilton: day-to-day (finger), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Sims: 15-Day IL (lat), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (calf)

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