(USA Today Sports)
Rain Delay: The final game of the series between the Red Sox and Blue Jays will be made up another day
WHO: Red Sox (43-37) vs. Toronto Blue Jay (36-43)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston
SERIES TO DATE: 4-1 (1-1/3-0)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kutter Crawford (3-7, 3.59) vs. RHP Yariel Rodríguez (0-2, 5.94)
TV/RADIO: NESN WEEI-FM 93.7
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Jarren Duran (L) CF
David Hamilton (L) SS
Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
Masataka Yoshida (L) DH
Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
Dominic Smith (L) 1B
Reese McGuire (L) C
SP Kutter Crawford
BLUE JAYS
Bo Bichette (R) SS
Spencer Horwitz (L) 2B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B
Justin Turner (R) DH
George Springer (R) RF
Davis Schneider (R) LF
Danny Jansen (R) C
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) 3B
Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
SP Yariel Rodriguez
WHAT'S UP
Tonight's game marks the halfway point of Boston's season. The Red Sox have won 3 of their last 4 games and 8 of their last 10. They're 10-3 in their last 13. At 43-37 (.538), Boston owns MLB's 10th-best record.
The Red Sox are 7-2 in rubber games this season, including 5-0 at home. With a win tonight, the Sox would improve to 13-9-4 in series play (7-4-2 at home).
The Red Sox last night snapped a 4-game winning streak vs. Toronto. Since the start of 2023, they're 11-7 against the Jays, including 5-4 at home.
Starter Brayan Bello struggled to throw strikes in the Red Sox’ 9-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday. The Red Sox righty had his shortest career start when he lasted just 2 ⅓ innings. Rafael Devers’ longest career homer put the Red Soxahead 1-0 in the second inning, then Brayan Bello’s shortest career start put Boston in a 7-2 hole in the third inning.
Manager Alex Cora gave a positive update on first baseman Triston Casas. Casas visited with the doctor at approximately 5 p.m. Tuesday to review his latest MRI. “There’s a good chance he’ll start swinging this week,” Cora said. “So we’ll get into the details tomorrow.”