Toronto Blue Jays (5-5) vs. Boston Red Sox (6-4)
Boston; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Easton Lucas (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, three strikeouts); Red Sox: Richard Fitts (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, four strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -130, Blue Jays +110; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays after Alex Bregman had four hits on Sunday in an 18-7 win over the Cardinals.
Boston had an 81-81 record overall and a 38-43 record at home last season. The Red Sox averaged 8.7 hits per game last season while batting a collective .252.
Toronto had a 74-88 record overall and a 35-46 record on the road last season. The Blue Jays pitching staff had a collective 4.30 ERA while averaging 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2024 season.
INJURIES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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