Toronto Blue Jays (36-38, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (29-42, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Thursday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (3-3, 3.78 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (8-1, 3.03 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -126, Blue Jays +103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays looking to stop a three-game home losing streak.

Boston has a 29-42 record overall and a 12-24 record in home games. The Red Sox have a 5-10 record in games decided by one run.

Toronto has a 36-38 record overall and a 15-20 record on the road. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .249, which ranks third in the AL.

The matchup Thursday is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Blue Jays have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with a .294 batting average, and has 11 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 27 walks and 43 RBI. Ceddanne Rafaela is 12 for 42 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

Kazuma Okamoto is second on the Blue Jays with 24 extra base hits (nine doubles and 15 home runs). Brandon Valenzuela is 9 for 32 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .227 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by six runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .263 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lazaro Estrada: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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