The TORONTO and the BOSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 9/11/2018 at 7:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
GAME: Toronto Blue Jays (65-78) at Boston Red Sox (98-46)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 11 – 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| ROT | TEAM | PS | OU | RL |
| 971 | TORONTO | 8.5 (-290) (-290) |
9 (-110) | 245 -290 |
| 972 | BOSTON |
TV: 7:10 PM
LINE: -290
PREDICTION: BOSTON , TORONTO
Oddsmakers currently have the BOSTON listed as -290 point favorites versus the TORONTO, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.5.
The Boston Red Sox got a taste of playoff baseball over the weekend with three straight against the defending-champion Houston Astros and needed a walk-off hit on Sunday to avoid a sweep. The Red Sox will try to get back to the business of securing the American League East title and ensuring themselves the top seed in the AL postseason when they host the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game set.
Boston entered play on Monday with an 8 1/2-game lead over the New York Yankees and a magic number of 11 to clinch the AL East title, and the team admits to checking the out-of-town scoreboard occasionally. “It’s always good to win,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters after Mitch Moreland delivered the walk-off hit on Sunday. “We know what happened today throughout the league. Just another day and we won. Tomorrow is an off-day, so in two days, we get to the next series.” The Blue Jays are 32 1/2 games behind Boston but are doing their best to make things interesting and split a four-game series at home against AL Central-leading Cleveland over the weekend. Toronto will have to deal with the return of Red Sox ace Chris Sale on Tuesday while countering with rookie lefty Ryan Borucki.
TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet (Toronto), NESN (Boston)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays LH Ryan Borucki (3-4, 4.39 ERA) vs. Red Sox LH Chris Sale (12-4, 1.97)
Borucki was a tough-luck loser against Tampa Bay last Tuesday, when he allowed two runs and three hits over six innings but came out on the wrong end of a 4-0 final. The 24-year-old rookie is struggling to find consistency and failed to post a quality start in four of his last six outings. Borucki earned a win over Boston at home on Aug. 9 while surrendering four runs in five frames but was lit up for seven runs – four earned – on eight hits and four walks over three innings at Fenway Park on July 13.
Sale is coming off the disabled list but will be limited to about 40 pitches before yielding to Nathan Eovaldi. Sale, who leads the AL in ERA and WHIP (0.85), is making his first appearance since Aug. 12, when he struck out 12 and yielded one hit without walking a batter in five scoreless innings at Baltimore. The Florida native did not allow a run six of his last seven turns and struck out 15 at Toronto on May 11.
WALK-OFFS
1. Blue Jays OF Randal Grichuk was placed in the concussion protocol after colliding with a security guard’s chair while chasing a foul ball on Sunday.
2. Red Sox RHP Matt Barnes (hip) is day-to-day.
3. Boston SS Xander Bogaerts went 7-for-8 with three RBIs on Saturday and Sunday.
PREDICTION: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1
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