The Toronto Blue Jays (65-68) travel to face off against the Boston Red Sox (67-64) on Tuesday, August 27th. This game will be played at Fenway Park in Boston and televised on NESN. The Blue Jays are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Red Sox are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Blue Jays. First pitch is set for 6:10 CT.

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Red Sox (-148)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 9.5 Runs

• The Red Sox have scored 5 or more runs in 7 of their last 15 games.
• The Red Sox have a 4-2 record in their last 6 home games.
• The Red Sox have won 3 of their last 4 games against the Blue Jays.
• The Blue Jays have a 3-7 record in their last 10 games.
• The Blue Jays have a losing record on the road this season (31-35).

Blue Jays vs Red Sox

Toronto cruised to a 7-3 win over the Red Sox in the most recent game of this series. The Blue Jays had a huge 5th inning, scoring five of their seven runs. As for the Red Sox, they scored their only three runs in the 8th. Heading into the game, the Blue Jays were at +134 on the money line.

The Blue Jays got to Red Sox starter Zack Kelly, who gave up five earned runs in just three innings of work and took the loss. As for the Blue Jays, they got a good outing from Jose Berrios, who gave up just two earned runs across 7 2/3 innings of work and got the win.

George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had two hits and combined for five RBIs. Jarren Duran also had a two-hit game for the Red Sox and drove in two runs.

Currently on a five-game winning streak, the Blue Jays are 65-68 overall and are in 5th place in the AL East, one game behind the Rays. They are 13.5 games behind the Yankees for the division lead. The Blue Jays have a 7-3 record in their last 10 games.

Against the run line, the Blue Jays are 43-23 on the road and have covered in eight straight games. Their games have gone over the 9.5 run line in 6 out of 9 matchups this season. The over/under record for Blue Jays games is 72-58, and their average run total is 8.9 runs per game.

Yariel Rodríguez Gets The Start For The Blue Jays

Right-hander Yariel Rodríguez gets the start for the Blue Jays today as he faces the Red Sox on the road. He has made 15 starts this year and has a record of 1-5 with an ERA of 4.33. So far, Rodríguez has made two quality starts and is coming off an outing in which he gave up five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings of work. In that outing vs. the Reds, he gave up two homers. Looking back at his last three outings, he has given up at least one homer in each start. Opponents are batting .217 off Rodríguez this year.

Blue Jays Offense Breakdown

For the season, the Blue Jays are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 19th in the MLB. As a team, they are batting .240, which is 14th in the league. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is having a great season at the plate, hitting .321 with a team-high 27 home runs and 87 RBIs. George Springer has also been a big power threat for the Blue Jays, but he is batting just .222 for the season.

Springer has been swinging the bat better of late, going 9/34 with four homers over his last eight games. Currently, Addison Barger and Justin Turner are both on four-game hitting streaks, while Guerrero Jr. and Leo Jiménez have hit safely in three straight games.

As the favorite, the Red Sox have a 34-30 record straight up, but they are just 21-43 against the run line. Boston’s overall record is 67-64, and they are on a four-game losing streak heading into today’s game. The Red Sox are 16-17 against AL East teams and are currently 3rd in the division, 10.5 games behind the Yankees.

When the over/under line is set at 9.5 runs, Boston’s O/U record is 12-12. Their games have averaged 9.7 runs per game this season, and their overall O/U record is 69-55. This is the 15th time this season that the O/U line has been set at 9.5 runs, representing 11.5% of their games.

Cooper Criswell Gets The Start For The Red Sox

Right-hander Cooper Criswell gets the start for the Red Sox today and comes in with a record of 5-4 and ERA of 4.41. He has made 14 starts this season and one of them was a quality start. Criswell’s ERA at home is 4.21, and he has a record of 2-2 at home compared to 3-2 on the road, where his ERA is 7.26. In his last outing, Criswell went 4 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run and four hits. He finished with a no-decision in that outing. Before that, he had won two straight appearances out of the bullpen.

Red Sox Offense Breakdown

So far this season, the Red Sox have been one of the league’s best offensive teams, averaging 4.9 runs per game (6th) and batting a collective .259, which is the 4th best mark in the MLB. They also come into the game with the league’s best BABIP at .32. Boston has been especially good on the road, averaging 5.2 runs per game.

Jarren Duran has been red hot for the Red Sox, going 10/24 in his last seven games with three homers. For the season, he is batting .293 and is 3rd on the team with 19 homers. Rafael Devers is 8th in the league with 28 homers and is 13th in the league with 80 RBIs. Devers is also on a three-game hitting streak.

Blue Jays vs Red Sox Prediction

Our prediction for this Blue Jays vs. Red Sox matchup is to take the Red Sox on the money line, with the payout being -148. We have the Red Sox winning this game by a score of 6-5, giving us a little bit of wiggle room with the over/under line sitting at 9.5 runs.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Cooper Criswell finishing with six strikeouts, which would have him finishing ninth among all starters. As for Yariel Rodríguez, his strikeout total is at five, which would have him finishing 18th.

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