Toronto Blue Jays (34-38, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (29-40, fifth in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (3-3, 2.91 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (3-3, 2.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
LINE: Blue Jays -121, Red Sox -101; over/underneath is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday to open a three-game series.
Boston is 29-40 total and 12-22 in dwelling video games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.91 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.
Toronto has a 34-38 report total and a 13-20 report in highway video games. The Blue Jays have a 12-6 report in video games once they hit no less than two dwelling runs.
The matchup Tuesday is the fourth time these groups match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 16 dwelling runs whereas slugging .570. Ceddanne Rafaela is 13 for 41 with three doubles, two dwelling runs and 9 RBIs over the final 10 video games.
Ernie Clement has a .304 batting common to steer the Blue Jays, and has 20 doubles, a triple and 7 dwelling runs. Kazuma Okamoto is 12 for 38 with two dwelling runs and 7 RBIs over the previous 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .249 batting common, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Blue Jays: 5-5, .285 batting common, 5.10 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (indirect), Mickey Gasper: day-to-day (groin), Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (stomach), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (again), Andres Gimenez: day-to-day (wrist), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lazaro Estrada: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story utilizing expertise offered by Data Skrive and knowledge from Sportradar.