Blue Jays aim to end 4-game slide, play the Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (79-78, third in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (73-84, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (14-8, 4.49 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (8-5, 3.47 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Blue Jays -133, Red Sox +112; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the Boston Red Sox after losing four games in a row.
Toronto has a 73-84 record overall and a 38-38 record at home. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .313 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the AL.
Boston has a 79-78 record overall and a 42-37 record in road games. The Red Sox have a 34-20 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Tuesday’s game is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Red Sox hold a 7-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 42 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 10-for-35 with two doubles and a triple over the past 10 games.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 23 doubles, five triples and 15 home runs for the Red Sox. Triston Casas is 7-for-31 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .243 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored by two runs
Red Sox: 5-5, .216 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (finger), Will Wagner: 60-Day IL (knee), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (forearm), Brennan Bernardino: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isaiah Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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