The Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Wednesday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jays vs Red Sox Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Boston Red Sox will send out Garrett Crochet for the start here and Crochet is 17-5 with a 2.69 ERA and 249 strikeouts this season. In his career, Crochet is 2-1 with a 1.45 ERA and 15 strikeouts against Toronto. Max Scherzer will start for the Blue Jays here and Scherzer is 5-4 with a 5.06 ERA and 77 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Boston, Scherzer is 3-2 with a 3.82 ERA and 43 strikeouts.
Boston Red Sox Recap
The Boston Red Sox come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday to improve to 86-71 this season. After this series, Boston will head back to Fenway for a series against the Detroit Tigers.
Red Sox Looking To Secure Playoff Spot
Alex Bregman has 116 hits including 27 doubles along with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs this season. Trevor Story’s added 156 hits with 25 home runs, 95 RBIs and 31 stolen bases while Jarren Duran has 156 hits with 39 doubles, 13 triples, 16 home runs, 82 RBIs and a team-high 24 stolen bases. Roman Anthony’s added 75 hits with 18 doubles, 8 home runs and 32 RBIs while Wilyer Abreu has 22 home runs with 69 RBIs and 6 stolen bases and Ceddanne Rafaela has 16 homers, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 62 RBIs and 19 stolen bases this season.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Red Sox have won seven of their last eight road games against AL East opponents.
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last four night games against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four night games against American League opponents.
- The road team has covered the run line in six of the Red Sox’s last seven games.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Jarren Duran has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine road appearances against the Blue Jays after playing the previous day.
- Ceddanne Rafaela has recorded a Double in four of the Red Sox’s last five games as road favorites against AL East opponents.
- Triston Casas has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Garrett Crochet ranks 1st in the league for total Strikeouts (249) this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Recap
The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game looking to rebound from their loss at the hands of the Red Sox in Tuesday’s series opener to sit at 90-67 this season. After this series, Toronto will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays in a series at home.
Blue Jays Drop 5 Of Their Last 6
George Springer has 145 hits and Bo Bichette has 181 hits with Springer adding 30 home runs, a triple, 25 doubles and 80 RBIs while Bichette has 44 doubles, 18 home runs and 94 RBIs. Andres Gimenez has added 66 hits with 9 doubles and 7 home runs and 32 RBIs this season along with 12 stolen bases. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also has 23 homers, 34 doubles and 83 RBIs while Springer also has a .305 batting average and 106 strikeouts up to this point in the year. Addison Barger’s chipped in 31 doubles with 20 home runs and 73 RBIs and Ernie Clement’s added 33 doubles as part of his 146 hits this season.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last 13 games as home underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Red Sox have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last 17 games as home underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 15 games as favorites against the Blue Jays following a win.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Daulton Varsho has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with the Blue Jays as underdogs against the Red Sox.
- Max Scherzer has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last 11 appearances against the Red Sox.
- Bo Bichette has recorded a Double in each of his last five appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 home appearances against AL opponents.
- George Springer ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.395) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Blue Jays’ last seven night games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Red Sox’s last five games against AL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Blue Jays vs Red Sox Prediction
I’m taking the Red Sox in this one. Boston got the win in Tuesday’s opener, but the thing is that when this series and the matchups came about, the matchup of Crochet vs. Scherzer looked the most in favor of Boston going into that game. I think that the Red Sox pick up another key win here, so give me the Red Sox in a lean here.