Boston Red Sox (78-78, third in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (73-83, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Monday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Tanner Houck (8-10, 3.21 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 154 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (10-13, 4.16 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 166 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Blue Jays -118, Red Sox -101; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak.
Toronto has gone 38-37 in home games and 73-83 overall. The Blue Jays have a 57-11 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Boston is 78-78 overall and 41-37 in road games. The Red Sox have hit 193 total home runs to rank seventh in MLB play.
Monday's game is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The Red Sox are up 6-4 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has 21 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 49 RBI for the Blue Jays. Davis Schneider is 9-for-36 with a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 23 doubles, five triples and 15 home runs for the Red Sox. Triston Casas is 7-for-30 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .242 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by three runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .210 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (finger), Will Wagner: 60-Day IL (knee), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (forearm), Brennan Bernardino: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isaiah Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 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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