Red Sox and Blue Jays play to determine series winner
Toronto Blue Jays (44-38, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (41-43, fourth in the AL East)
Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Eric Lauer (4-1, 2.21 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Red Sox: Walker Buehler (5-5, 6.29 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -123, Red Sox +103; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Boston has gone 23-18 in home games and 41-43 overall. The Red Sox have a 28-14 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Toronto is 44-38 overall and 19-22 in road games. The Blue Jays have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .256.
The teams meet Sunday for the 10th time this season. The Blue Jays lead the season series 6-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 20 doubles, eight triples and five home runs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 9 for 36 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 11 home runs while slugging .443. Ernie Clement is 14 for 37 with two doubles and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .221 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Blue Jays: 5-5, .272 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (toe), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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