Will Jays bounce back vs. Sox?
Can the Toronto Blue Jays even up things with the Boston Red Sox when they meet up today at 1:07PM ET?
The Red Sox have Rick Porcello on the mound to face R.A. Dickey of the Blue Jays. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Toronto is favored at home today, as the Blue Jays are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Red Sox are getting a money line of +105 to win. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 9 runs.
Toronto is 2-3 on the season and 0-1 at home while Boston is 2-1 overall and 2-1 on the road this season. Boston won the series opener on Friday, 8-7. The Red Sox have now won six of their last eight meetings with the Blue Jays and the two have hit the over in six of their last nine meetings.
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Dickey took the mound already once this season, going five innings while allowing six hits and three runs. Porcello is making his season debut today. The Jays are 13-4 in Dickey’s last 17 starts and 6-2 in his last 8 home starts. The Sox are just 1-5 in their last 6 road games against a team with a losing record. Look for Toronto to even up the weekend series this afternoon.
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