The Toronto Blue Jays will go for the sweep when they visit Fenway Park for another meeting with the Boston Red Sox tonight.
Brayan Bello's strong outing wasn't enough for Alex Cora's team to hold on. The Red Sox dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker in extra innings, and continue to drown in the American League East picture. Will they bounce back tonight? Let's break it down!
Blue Jays Want To Make A Splash
The Blue Jays let go of Charlie Montoyo and have turned their disappointing season around ever since. They have a promising, up-and-coming team that's only a consistent rotation away from being a legit World Series contender.
They're bound to prove that with a sweep of a divisional rival. George Springer is playing some of the best baseball of his career and is hitting .600 in seven games since coming back from the IL.
Will The Red Sox Turn Things Around?
The Boston Red Sox have been as disappointing as they've been inconsistent this season. They haven't been able to put together a good string of games after the All-Star break. They look like a long shot to make the playoffs.
Between all the injuries, the struggling rotation, and their unpredictable offense, it's been an uphill battle for Alex Cora's side, and some believe patience is starting to run out for Chaim Bloom as well.
Key Injuries, Stats, And Trends
The Boston Red Sox are quite undermanned ahead of this matchup. They'll continue to be without Xander Bogaerts, Trevor Story, Eric Hosmer, and Christian Arroyo. As for the Toronto Blue Jays, all of their position players will be available for this game.
When it comes to trends, it's worth noting that the Blue Jays are 5-0 in their last five road games vs. a right-handed starter, 4-0 in their last four vs. a team with a losing record, and 6-1 in their last seven vs. American League East.
Picks For Blue Jays At Red Sox
The Blue Jays have completely owned the Red Sox this season, winning 12 out of 15 games thus far. Moreover, Kevin Gausman, tonight's pitcher, has been lights out against them as well.
Gausman has struck out 37 over 26 innings vs. the Red Sox. He's 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA in four starts against them this season, striking out 10 in their last meeting.
Boston will counter with Kutter Crawford (3-5, 5.14 ERA), who's struggled as of late and could have trouble against an explosive offense, which is why we lean towards the visitors to get the sweep at Fenway Park.
]]>The Inquisitr
