Toronto Blue Jays (49-47, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (62-39, first in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Robbie Ray (8-5, 3.13 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 142 strikeouts) Red Sox: Garrett Richards (6-5, 4.99 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox +113, Blue Jays -130; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays will take on the Red Sox Tuesday.
The Red Sox are 32-20 in home games in 2020. Boston has hit 132 home runs as a team this season. Rafael Devers leads them with 27, averaging one every 13.4 at-bats.
The Blue Jays are 27-25 on the road. Toronto is hitting a collective .264 this season, led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with an average of .328.
The Red Sox won the last meeting 5-4. Adam Ottavino secured his third victory and Alex Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Boston. Trevor Richards registered his first loss for Toronto.
TOP PERFORMERS: Devers leads the Red Sox with 55 extra base hits and is batting .284.
Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 116 hits and has 67 RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .239 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Blue Jays: 5-5, .264 batting average, 4.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Hirokazu Sawamura: (tricep), Chris Sale: (elbow), Eduardo Rodriguez: (migraine), Ryan Brasier: (calf), Eduard Bazardo: (lat), Matt Andriese: (hamstring), Danny Santana: (groin), Marwin Gonzalez: (hamstring), Christian Arroyo: (hamstring).
Blue Jays: Kirby Yates: (elbow), David Phelps: (right lat), Tommy Milone: (shoulder), Julian Merryweather: (oblique), Alek Manoah: (back), Carl Edwards Jr.: (abdominal), A.J. Cole: (neck), Tyler Chatwood: (neck), Anthony Castro: (ulnar nerve), Corey Dickerson: (foot), Danny Jansen: (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
