Wong leads Red Sox against the Blue Jays following 4-hit game

Updated May. 3, 2023 4:00 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays (18-12, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (17-14, fourth in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Alek Manoah (1-1, 4.88 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (1-2, 5.11 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Blue Jays -143, Red Sox +122; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

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BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays after Connor Wong's four-hit game on Tuesday.

Boston is 11-7 in home games and 17-14 overall. The Red Sox have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .339.

Toronto is 9-9 in road games and 18-12 overall. The Blue Jays have the 10th-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .333.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Masataka Yoshida has five doubles, five home runs and 19 RBI for the Red Sox. Wong is 13-for-30 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Bo Bichette leads Toronto with seven home runs while slugging .543. Danny Jansen is 8-for-31 with three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .304 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .248 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Kenley Jansen: day-to-day (back), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yu Chang: 10-Day IL (hand), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wyatt Mills: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Duvall: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joely Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (oblique), James Paxton: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Adam Cimber: 15-Day IL (rhomboid), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mitchell White: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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