Roark, Blue Jays to face Weber, Red Sox

Updated Aug. 7, 2020 3:20 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays (4-6, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (4-8, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Tanner Roark (1-0, 1.80 ERA, .60 WHIP, 5 strikeouts) Red Sox: Ryan Weber (0-2, 11.57 ERA, 2.43 WHIP, 0 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

The Red Sox went 35-41 in division play in 2019. Boston averaged 9.6 hits with 3.8 extra base hits per game and 27 total triples last season.

The Blue Jays went 33-43 in division games in 2019. Toronto averaged 8.0 hits per game last year, batting .236 as a team.

The teams meet for the first time this season.

INJURIES: Red Sox: Chris Sale: (elbow), Eduardo Rodriguez: (heart), Dustin Pedroia: (knee).

Blue Jays: Trent Thornton: (elbow), Ken Giles: (right elbow), Yennsy Diaz: (lat), Chase Anderson: (oblique), Derek Fisher: (left quad).

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