Toronto Blue Jays (44-37, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (40-43, fourth in the AL East)
Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (7-3, 3.61 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (3-1, 4.53 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -128, Red Sox +108; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox aim to end a six-game losing streak when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays.
Boston is 22-18 at home and 40-43 overall. The Red Sox are 29-11 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Toronto has gone 19-21 on the road and 44-37 overall. The Blue Jays have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .328.
The teams meet Saturday for the ninth time this season. The Blue Jays lead the season series 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu is fourth on the Red Sox with 22 extra base hits (nine doubles and 13 home runs). Ceddanne Rafaela is 8 for 34 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
George Springer has 15 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 15 for 49 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .184 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
Blue Jays: 6-4, .281 batting average, 3.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 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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