Red Sox bring 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox (64-54, third in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (57-63, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Patrick Sandoval (1-0, 3.38 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (7-5, 2.28 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 184 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -148, Red Sox +127; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox are looking to break their three-game losing streak with a victory against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto is 29-31 in home games and 57-63 overall. The Blue Jays have gone 33-12 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Boston has a 35-23 record in road games and a 64-54 record overall. The Red Sox have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .320.

Tuesday's game is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The Blue Jays are up 7-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has 28 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Blue Jays. Myles Straw is 7 for 33 with four doubles, a triple and an RBI over the past 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has 23 doubles, three triples and 20 home runs for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 15 for 45 with a double, four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .221 batting average, 2.74 ERA, even run differential

Red Sox: 7-3, .285 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 33 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jameson Taillon: day-to-day (forearm), Kazuma Okamoto: day-to-day (knee), Jonatan Clase: 10-Day IL (foot), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (foot), Lenyn Sosa: 60-Day IL (wrist), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (knee), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.