Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Pick
The Boston Red Sox are a small underdog Monday night when they open a series at the Toronto Blue Jays. First pitch is at 7:07PM EST.
Oddsmakers at sports book Bovada.lv have made the Blue Jays a -114 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Red Sox are a -106 underdog, while the over-under is 8.5.
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Drew Pomeranz (13-4, 3.18 ERA) will start for Boston, while Toronto will go with Marcus Stroman (11-6, 3-17) goes for Toronto. Pomeranz has a 1.34 WHIP with 145 strikeouts over 136 innings. The Red Sox have won eight of his last 10 starts including the last four. He did not allow an earned run in his last start, going 5 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts and two hits allowed in a 6-1 win at Cleveland. Stroman has a 1.31 WHIP with 135 strikeouts in 164 2/3 innings. He has a 2.63 home ERA in 13 starts. In his last time out, Stroman allowed five earned runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 7-6 win at the Rays.
Boston has a 73-57 record with a 33-32 mark on the road, while Toronto is 61-69 and 35-31 at home. The Red Sox have won seven of the last 10 meetings, while the total is 4-6 in those games.
The Red Sox were swept at home by the Orioles and have lost four in a row. In Sunday’s 2-1 loss, Doug Fister allowed two earned runs in the first inning and went seven innings overall to take the loss. Rafael Devers was 2-for-4 with an RBI. The Blue Jays lost two of three at home versus the Twins including Sunday’s 7-2 defeat. Joe Biagini gave up five earned runs in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss. Nori Aoki was 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Miguel Montero had a hit and scored a run.
Pomeranz has been dealing most of the season and Boston comes into Toronto a bit salty looking to end its losing skid. Stroman is tough, but the Red Sox have the benefit of seeing him more often as a divisional foe. There is no reason not to ride Boston as a small underdog.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: BOSTON RED SOX -106