This evening the Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox in game 1 of their 4 game series this week.
Boston Red Sox (34-43) @ Toronto Blue Jays (41-36)
The Toronto Blue Jays have won 3 of their last 4 games after a 3-2 victory at home versus Texas yesterday. Starter Drew Hutchison picked up his 8th win of the season as he pitched 5.2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 4 hits. He struck out 8 and walked 3 batters. He threw 97 pitches in the game. Reliever Aaron Loup pitched 0.2 of an inning while allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits. He struck out 2 batters. Reliever Bo Schultz pitched 0.2 of an inning and didn’t allow an earned run nor a hit. Reliever Steve Delabar pitched 0.2 of an inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1 and walked 1 batter. Reliever Roberto Osuna notched his 2nd save of the season as he pitched 1.1 innings while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 2 batters. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson hit his 18th home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 48th of the season. Shortstop Jose Reyes was 1 for 4 with a 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 25th of the season. 2nd baseman Devon Travis was 1 for 3 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 27th of the season. The Blue Jays had 4 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed R.A. Dickey. Dickey is 3-7 with a 4.88 era and 60 strikeouts in 96 innings pitched. He’s made 15 starts this season. In his last start, a loss on June 23rd at Tampa Bay, he pitched 7 innings while giving up 3 earned runs on 8 hits. He struck out 2 and walked 3 batters. He threw 110 pitches in the games. He’s 1-2 in his last 6 starts. The Boston Red Sox have won 2 of their last 3 games. Yesterday they scored a 5-3 win at Tampa Bay. Starter Justin Masterson nabbed the win as he pitched 5 innings while not allowing an earned run on 5 hits. He struck out 6 batters. He threw 84 pitches in the game. He is now 3-2 on the season. Reliever Alexi Ogando pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 2 and walked 1 batter. Reliever Jonathan Aro pitched 0.1 of an inning as he gave up 2 earned runs on 2 hits. Reliever Junichi Tazawa pitched 1.2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 3 batters. Closer Koji Uehara grabbed his 16th save of the season as he pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1 batter. 3rd baseman Pablo Sandoval hit his 7th home run of the season. He was 2 for 3 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. The rbis were his 25th and 26th of the season. He struck out 1 time. Left-fielder Alejandro De Aza hit his 6th home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 18th of the season. Designated hitter David Ortiz hit his 12th home run of the season. He was 1 for 3 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. The rbis were his 34th and 35th of the season. He walked once. The Red Sox had 8 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed Clay Buchholz. Buchholz is 5-6 with a 3.68 era and 91 strikeouts in 93 innings pitched. He’s made 15 starts this season. In his last start, a win on June 24th at home versus Baltimore, he pitched 7 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 8 hits. He struck out 7 and walked 1 batter. He threw 100 pitches in the game. He’s won his last 2 starts and is 3-0 in his last 5 starts. This is his 9th season in MLB, all 9 have been with the Red Sox. He has a career record of 71-50 with a 3.90 era.
Toronto is 25-15 at home this season. They have scored 420 runs and allowed 332 runs on the season. Boston is 17-23 on the road this season. They have scored 314 runs and allowed 359 runs on the season.
This is the 9th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Red Sox. The Blue Jays have won 6 of the 9 meetings. Including tonight the 2 teams face each other 10 more times this season.
Prediction: After losing 2 of their first 3 meetings with the Red Sox this season the Blue Jays have won 5 of the last 7 meetings. I don’t expect that trend to change tonight.
Take the Blue Jays 1.76 (Bet365)
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