The Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox meet Thursday 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 start Bowden Francis here and Francis is 7-3 with a 4.02 ERA and 70 strikeouts this season. This will be Francis’ first career start against the Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox will start Kutter Crawford here and Crawford is 8-11 with a 4.19 ERA and 138 strikeouts this season. In his career, Crawford is 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA and 16 strikeouts against Toronto.
Toronto Blue Jays Recap
The Toronto Blue Jays come into this one looking to rebound from a 3-0 loss in Wednesday’s matchup and will try to salvage a split here. The Blue Jays are trying to get a positive result to build on their series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels from last weekend’s series.
Blue Jays Trying To Get Back To .500
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 165 hits including 37 doubles, 27 home runs and 87 RBIs along with a .322 batting average and a .398 OBP. Daulton Varsho’s chipped in 16 home runs and 54 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 122 strikeouts and 10 stolen bases as well this season. Ernie Clement also has 18 doubles and 44 RBIs this season.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Red Sox have lost five of their last six games as favorites against AL East opponents following a home win.
- The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 10 night games following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in 10 of their last 11 games as underdogs against the Red Sox following a loss.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as favorites against the Blue Jays following a win.
Boston Red Sox Recap
The Boston Red Sox come into this game looking to win the series after picking up the W in Wednesday’s matchup. The win gave the Red Sox a chance at the series victory to bounce back from being swept against the Arizona Diamondbacks last weekend.
Red Sox Trying To Sneak Into AL Playoff Race
Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with 162 hits along with 32 stolen bases, 42 doubles, 13 triples and 134 strikeouts and also has 68 RBIs so far this season. Wilyer Abreu has 28 doubles and Ceddanne Rafaela also has 61 RBIs while Rafael Devers has 131 hits with 33 doubles, 28 home runs, 80 RBIs and a .290 batting average this season. Tyler O’Neill also has 24 home runs and 49 RBIs as well while David Hamilton has a team-high 33 stolen bases this season.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Red Sox have won 11 of their last 12 games against the Blue Jays following a win.
- The Blue Jays have lost five of their last six night games against the Red Sox following a road loss.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in four of their last five night games against AL East opponents.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five night games against AL East opponents.
Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
I’m on the Blue Jays in this one. The Red Sox have been able to pick up a couple of wins as of late in the series, but Francis is on another level right now and the Jays have been slightly better against right-handed pitching in the last few games. Boston’s bullpen also hasn’t held up necessarily well either and I think Toronto can salvage a split here. Give me Toronto.