Seigler leads Red Sox against the Blue Jays following 4-hit game

Toronto Blue Jays (47-57, fifth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (53-49, third in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (6-5, 2.67 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 155 strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (12-1, 2.48 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 90 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -120, Blue Jays -102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays after Anthony Seigler had four hits against the Blue Jays on Friday.

Boston is 53-49 overall and 24-28 at home. The Red Sox have gone 18-8 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Toronto has a 47-57 record overall and a 21-27 record in road games. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.18 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.

The teams match up Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Blue Jays are up 5-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has 18 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs while hitting .293 for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu is 7 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has six home runs, 44 walks and 42 RBI while hitting .262 for the Blue Jays. Nathan Lukes is 10 for 33 with a double, a home run and an RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 9-1, .252 batting average, 2.77 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

Blue Jays: 2-8, .209 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by 30 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Connelly Early: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (groin), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Corbin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jonatan Clase: 10-Day IL (foot), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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