Red Sox and Blue Jays meet with series tied 1-1

Jul 26, 2026, 01:32 pm

Toronto Blue Jays (48-57, fifth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (53-50, third in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-9, 4.51 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (0-0)

LINE: Red Sox -144, Blue Jays +118; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Boston is 24-29 in home games and 53-50 overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.59 ERA, which ranks second in the AL.

Toronto has gone 22-27 on the road and 48-57 overall. The Blue Jays are 23-15 in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams play Sunday for the ninth time this season. The Blue Jays are ahead 6-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has 18 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs for the Red Sox. Andruw Monasterio is 12 for 31 with five doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 16 doubles, six home runs and 44 RBI for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 11 for 40 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 8-2, .237 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

Blue Jays: 3-7, .227 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by 23 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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