Red Sox face the Blue Jays leading series 1-0

Boston Red Sox (86-71, third in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (90-67, first in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (17-5, 2.69 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 249 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (5-4, 5.06 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 series lead.

Toronto is 90-67 overall and 50-26 in home games. The Blue Jays have a 65-15 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Boston is 40-39 on the road and 86-71 overall. The Red Sox have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .255.

The matchup Wednesday is the 12th time these teams meet this season. The Blue Jays have a 7-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 34 doubles and 23 home runs while hitting .297 for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 16 for 43 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Trevor Story leads the Red Sox with 25 home runs while slugging .439. Jarren Duran is 10 for 39 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .218 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .259 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Ty France: 10-Day IL (oblique), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Brennan Bernardino: 15-Day IL (lat), Vaughn Grissom: 60-Day IL (foot), Dustin May: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 60-Day IL (wrist), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (biceps), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.