Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 8-26-24 MLB Picks

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox meet Monday in MLB action from Fenway Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Toronto Blue Jays will send out Jose Berrios for the start in this one and Berrios is 12-9 with a 3.79 ERA and 123 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Boston, Berrios is 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA and 32 strikeouts. Nick Pivetta will get the start for Boston here and Pivetta is 5-8 with a 4.70 ERA and 125 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Toronto, Pivetta is 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 23 strikeouts.

Toronto Blue Jays Recap

The Toronto Blue Jays come into this one fresh off of their four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels after an 8-2 win in Sunday’s series finale. The sweep helped Toronto bounce back from back-to-back series losses to the Reds and Cubs over the week prior.

Blue Jays Trying To Get To .500

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 159 hits including 35 doubles, 27 home runs and 85 RBIs along with a .320 batting average and a .395 OBP. Daulton Varsho’s chipped in 15 home runs and 53 RBIs in addition to 19 doubles. Davis Schneider has 18 doubles while George Springer has a team-high 13 stolen bases. Varsho also has a team-high 118 strikeouts and 10 stolen bases as well this season. Ernie Clement also has 17 doubles and 43 RBIs this season.

Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win

• The Blue Jays have won each of their last 12 day games against the Red Sox following a win.
• The Red Sox have lost each of their last 10 home games against the Blue Jays following a loss.
• The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last seven road games.
• The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line each of their last six home games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.

Boston Red Sox Recap

The Boston Red Sox come into this one looking to rebound after being swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks this past weekend thanks to a 7-5 loss in Sunday’s series finale. The loss meant that the Red Sox were unable to build on their series win over the Houston Astros from earlier in the week.

Red Sox Trying To Maintain Hold On Playoff Spot

Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with 155 hits along with 32 stolen bases, 40 doubles, 13 triples and 131 strikeouts and also has 64 RBIs so far this season. Wilyer Abreu has 27 doubles and Ceddanne Rafaela also has 61 RBIs while Rafael Devers has 130 hits with 33 doubles, 28 home runs, 80 RBIs and a .293 batting average this season. Tyler O’Neill also has 23 home runs and 47 RBIs as well while David Hamilton has a team-high 32 stolen bases this season.

Why the Boston Red Sox will win

• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last eight games against AL East opponents following a win.
• The home team has won each of the Blue Jays’ last four games.
• The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games against AL East opponents following a home win.
• The Red Sox have covered the run line in each of their last five day games against AL East opponents following a loss.

Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

I’m on the Blue Jays here. I just think that Jose Berrios is the more trustworthy starting option in his current form. He’s gone seven innings in each of his last three starts while Pivetta’s been hit hard in a lot of recent outings. These two teams also have to complete a suspended game on Monday as well that was hung up in the second inning, so the bullpens might be used up as well and if they are, I trust Berrios to go deeper than Pivetta. Give me the Blue Jays.