Blue Jays and Red Sox meet in series rubber match

Boston Red Sox (12-18, fifth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (13-16, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (1-3, 9.00 ERA, 2.27 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Eric Lauer (1-3, 6.75 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -133, Red Sox +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Toronto has a 13-16 record overall and a 9-8 record at home. The Blue Jays are 8-2 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Boston has a 12-18 record overall and a 7-10 record in road games. The Red Sox are 10-1 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The matchup Wednesday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has seven doubles and two home runs for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 14 for 42 with seven doubles over the last 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 RBIs for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras is 8 for 39 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .261 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .231 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: George Springer: 10-Day IL (toe), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Sonny Gray: 15-Day IL (leg), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.