This evening the Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox in game 1 of their weekend 3 game series.
Boston Red Sox (69-76) @ Toronto Blue Jays (84-62)
The Jays won their 2nd in a row with a 5-0 victory at Atlanta last night. Starter Marco Estrada nailed down his 13th win of the season as he pitched 8 innings while not allowing an earned run on 3 hits. He struck out 4 and walked 2 batters. He threw 99 pitches in the game. His record is now 13-8. Here’s how the other pitchers fared in relief for the Jays:
- Closer Robert Osuna pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit.
3rd baseman Josh Donaldson hit his 39th home run of the season. He was 1 for 5 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 120 rbis. He struck out 2 times. 1st baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit his 33rd home run of the season. He was 1 for 5 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 100 rbis. 2nd baseman Cliff Pennington hit his 3rd home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 19 rbis. Catcher Dioner Navarro was 3 for 4 with 1 run scored. He hit his 7th double of the season. Shortstop Ryan Goins was 2 for 4 with 1 run scored. He struck out 1 time. The Blue Jays had 10 hits in the game. On the mound for the Jays tonight is right-handed starter Marcus Stroman. Stroman is 1-0 with a 5.40 era and 2 strikeouts in 5 innings pitched. He’s made 1 start this season. In his first start of the season, a win on September 12th at the New York Yankees, he pitched 5 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 4 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 2 batters and walked 2. He threw 78 pitches in the game. This is 2nd season in MLB, in his rookie season he was 11-6 with a 3.65 era.
The Boston Red Sox have won 8 of their last 12 games as they notched a 10-1 victory at Baltimore on Wednesday. Starter Henry Owens got the win as he pitched 7.2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 6 hits. He struck out 4 batters. He threw 113 pitches in the game. He is now 3-2 on the season. Reliever Roman Mendez pitched 0.1 of an inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. Reliever Ryan Cook pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He walked 1 batter. Designated hitter David Ortiz hit his 35th home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 97 rbis on the season. 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia hit his 11th and 12th home runs of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 5 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He has 42 rbis on the season. He walked 1 time. Right-fielder Brock Holt was 2 for 5 with 2 runs batted in and 2 runs. He has 40 rbis on the season. Shortstop Deven Marrero was 3 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored. The rbi was his 1st of the season. Catcher Blake Swihart was 1 for 5 with 1 run scored. He hit his 17th double of the season. The Red Sox had 12 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed Rick Porcello. Porcello is 8-12 with a 5.06 era and 122 strikeouts in 144 innings pitched. He’s made 24 starts this season. In his last start, a win on September 12th at Tampa Bay, he pitched 7 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 8 batters and walked 3. He threw 118 pitches in the game. He is 3-1 in his last 4 starts. This is his 7th season in MLB, his first 6 seasons were spent with the Detroit Tigers.
Toronto is 47-25 at home this season. They have scored 806 runs and allowed 596 runs on the season. Boston is 30-41 on the road this season. They have scored 677 runs and allowed 689 runs on the season.
This is the 17th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Red Sox. The 2 teams have split their first 16 meetings. Including tonight they play 3 more times this season.
Prediction: Getting Marcus Stroman back from injury makes the Blue Jays’ starting rotation even scarier than it already was.
Take the Blue Jays 1.54 (Bet365)
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