Red Sox vs Blue Jays 09/15/23

In Friday night MLB action, the Boston Red Sox will travel north of the border to face the Toronto Blue Jays. Make sure you are ready for all the baseball action with our MLB Picks. The Red Sox (74-73) are a game above .500 on the road and trying to climb out of the AL East Division cellar. In the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader, SP Tanner Houck (5-9) fanned seven batters across six shutout frames to lead Boston to a 5-0 home victory versus New York. 

Twenty-four year old righty Brayan Bello (12-8 3.68 ERA) will head to the hill for the Red Sox in this contest. Boston has won four of Bello’s last five starts and he has allowed 11 runs (10 ER) across his last 28 plus frames. 

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and trail Seattle by 1.5 games in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot. Last night, Toronto SP Kevin Gausman (11-9) walked six batters and gave up four runs during an ugly 9-2 home loss versus Texas. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 22nd home run for the Blue Jays (80-67), who dropped to 38-34 at home. 

The Blue Jays will counter with twenty-nine year old righty Jose Berrios (10-10 3.63 ERA) in the series opener. In his last start, Berrios (7 IP) allowed two runs and struck out seven batters during a 5-2 home victory versus Kansas City.

Toronto DH Brandon Belt has landed on the 10-day injured list with back spasms and will not play in this series. Through 146 games, Boston ranks 7th in OPS and 8th in runs scored. For the season, Toronto ranks 10th in OPS and 16th in runs scored. Take the Red Sox to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 5-3.