Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays – Breakdown and Prediction

June 17, 2024

Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays: An AL East matchup

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston red Sox are starting a three-game series tonight at Rogers Centre.

The Red Sox are fired up

The Boston Red Sox are third in the AL East with a 37-35 record. They came into this series after winning the last two games against the New York Yankees. Boston has a 3.49 ERA, a .228 batting average, a .292 on-base percentage, and 1.17 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jarren Duran is the best player on the team 82 hits, 48 runs, and 5 home runs. Rafael Devers leads the team with 13 home runs.

The Blue Jays can reach .500 percent tonight

The Toronto Blue Jays are at the bottom of the AL East with a 34-38 record. They have won three of their last five games and are coming off back-to-back wins against the Cleveland Guardians. The Blue Jays have a 4.06 ERA, a .246 batting average, a .311 on-base percentage, and 1.27 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team with 77 hits, while Daulton Varsho is on top with 40 runs and 11 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Blue Jays are 6-0 SU in the last 6 games against Boston, 4-1 SU in their last five home games overall,and 12-5 SU in the last 17 home games against the Red Sox. They have played under the total run line in 5 of the last 6 games against the Red Sox, 6 of their last 9 games overall, and 4 of the last 6 games against teams from the AL. The Red Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall and 6-3 SU in the last 9 games against division rivals. They have played over the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, 6 of the last 8 games on the road and 8 of the last 10 games against teams from the AL East.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both teams are around.500 percent for the season, but that is not enough to be at least close to the Yankees and the Orioles in the AL East standings. The Red Sox are going to Toronto after back-to-back impressive wins over the Yankees. They will go with Nick Pivetta on the mound, who is 3-4 for the season with a 3.88 ERA, 55 K, 46.1 IP, and 1.08 WHIP. The Blue Jays will start with Yusei Kikuchi, who is 4-5 for the season with a 3.26 ERA, 76 K, 77.1 IP, and 1.23 WHIP. The Blue Jays have won the last six games against the Red Sox, and the last three in Toronto have been very tight, so it is time for the Red Sox to break that losing streak, so we go with Boston winning tonight.