Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/24/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays -170, Red Sox +145; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays -170, Red Sox +145; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays -170, Red Sox +150; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Toronto Blue Jays:  65-55 (3rd place, AL East)

Boston Red Sox:  60-62 (5th place, AL East)

 

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Toronto Blue Jays:  5-5 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Blue Jays were on a 4 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the New York Yankees 3-1 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 65-55 record overall and have a road record of 29-30. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 4th in the MLB with a .754 OPS. Ross Stripling is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while José Berríos is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 9-5 with a 5.39 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 9 Ks on 6 hits through 6.2 IP against the New York Yankees. 

 

The Red Sox lost 3 of their last 4 games and enter this game off of a loss. They lost their last series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 60-62 record overall and have a home record of 29-30. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Wednesday with the 1st game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 12th in the MLB with a .721 OPS. Josh Winckowski is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Rich Hill is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 5-5 with a 4.68 ERA this season. His team lost 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 4 Ks on 3 hits through 5 IP against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The current betting odds have the Blue Jays listed as a big favorite in this game. The Blue Jays have been playing very well in their games recently, they are coming off of a rest day but just won their last series against the Yankees in a 4-game series as well. The Red Sox are still sitting below .500 right now and they have not been playing well in their recent games, losing to some bad teams in their recent series. The Blue Jays are starting to get hot with their bats again and the last time they were in Boston a few weeks ago, they smashed the Red Sox and scored a lot of runs on them in that series, including a 28-5 win for the Jays in a single game. They have Berrios starting here and he has not been pitching well this season as he allows a lot of runs in his starts but, he does have his moments where he pitches very well and the team always gets up for him offering plenty of run support. Hill is starting for the Red Sox here and he has not been very good this season either, but the Red Sox do not have the offense to keep up with the Jays if Hill has a bad game here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Blue Jays to win this game.

 

Blue Jays Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, August 24, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 9 Red Sox 3.

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Toronto Blue Jays: 65-55 (-16.8 Units) ML in all games. 29-30 (-6.4 Units) ML in road games. 17-7 UNDER against left-handed starters.

Boston Red Sox: 29-24 (+4.6 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 123-112 (+3.1 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 26-20 UNDER against division opponents.

 

 

Toronto Blue Jays:  T. Mayza (RP) Early Sept - Shoulder. N. Pearson (SP) Late Sept - Back. J. Merryweather (RP) Late Sept - Oblique.

Boston Red Sox:  N. Eovaldi (SP) Out Tues - Shoulder. T. Story (2B) Early Sept - Wrist. T. Danish (SP) Out indefinitely - Forearm.

 

 

 

"I made a pitch, obviously it hit Judge. Obviously I looked at him and I said, ‘man I'm not trying to do that.' I think he understood that." - Alek Manoah on hitting Judge with a pitch in their loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

 

 

"This was baseball at its purest." - Alex Cora after his team’s loss against the Orioles on Sunday.

 

 

 

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Vladimir Guerrero (R) 1B

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Teoscar Hernandez (R) DH

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Whit Merrifield (R) RF

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

 

Tommy Pham (R) LF

Alex Verdugo (L) RF

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Christian Arroyo (R) 2B

Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Kevin Plawecki (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Alejandro Kirk (.300)

Hits:  Vladimir Guerrero (130)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (26)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (75)

Stolen Bases:  George Springer (10)

Wins:  Alek Manoah (12)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (26)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Reese McGuire (.375)

Hits:  Xander Bogaerts (129)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (25)

RBI:  Rafael Devers (63)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (10)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (9)

Saves:  Tanner Houck (8)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Managers:

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (Interim)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)