The Red Sox aren't intimidated by the Blue Jays this time around.
After a bad season series against Toronto last year, the Sox have already rattled off three consecutive wins following the 8-3 victory on Wednesday.
Boston has come back from deficits in each of the three games, to make it 13 total rallies to date, while pouring on the offense with 22 runs in each of the contests so far.
Manager Alex Cora admitted after the game that the team certainly has revenge on their minds when going up against Toronto this year.
"They kicked our butt last year," Cora said. "The reason we didn't make it to the playoffs last year was because of them. If we split that series in the middle of September, we were right in the hunt, but they did an outstanding job against us. They pitched, they hit, they did a lot of good things.
"I'm glad we won the series already. We got a chance to sweep them on [Thursday] and we got to turn the page and be ready for them."
The Red Sox came out on top with their first series against the Blue Jays since 2021 in Toronto.
On Wednesday, not only did the Sox erase a Blue Jays lead, but they also plated five insurance runs to help out a bullpen that isn't at 100 percent right now.
"It's huge, especially these two days we know the bullpen is thin," Cora said. "It's been tough, but to give four runs to Cutter [Crawford] to come in in the eighth, and being able to do that is important."
Cora also mentioned how Toronto has had to turn to their bullpen often in this series, allowing the Red Sox batters to go to work against less dangerous arms.
"You see more relievers and try to put them in a bad spot too," Cora said. "They needed to use three or four more and there's one more game in the series. That's what good teams do. It's not only a one-game series, it's three or four, what you do over the course of the series with their pitching staff, then at the end it can benefit you."
Overall, the Sox seemed to have turned a corner as they're winners of 13 of their last 19. During that time, Boston has averaged about six runs per game while crushing 27 home runs.
The last time the Red Sox scored less than six runs was against the Guardians six games ago.
Before the Red Sox can break out the brooms, they have one final test against a guy who owned them in 2022.
Kevin Gausman is expected to get the nod for the Blue Jays and the right-hander was a problem for the Sox a year ago earning a 3-0 record with a 2.65 ERA while posting only two walks and 47 strikeouts in six appearances.
"We know we're facing one of the best tomorrow in Gausman," Cora said. "He was outstanding against us last year, but if we keep doing what we're doing and getting the pitch count up, while their bullpen is a little banged up and hopefully we can take advantage of that."