Toronto Blue Jays (43-37, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (40-42, fourth in the AL East)
Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (3-3, 3.51 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (3-2, 3.31 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -113, Red Sox -106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep a five-game home win streak going when they play the Toronto Blue Jays.
Boston has gone 22-17 in home games and 40-42 overall. The Red Sox are sixth in the AL with 98 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
Toronto is 18-21 in road games and 43-37 overall. The Blue Jays have gone 32-15 in games when they record eight or more hits.
The teams meet Friday for the eighth time this season. The Blue Jays lead the season series 5-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu leads the Red Sox with 13 home runs while slugging .465. Trevor Story is 8 for 37 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 16 doubles and 11 home runs for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 15 for 39 with two doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .191 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Blue Jays: 5-5, .263 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (toe), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (forerm), 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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