Red Sox-Blue Jays Pointers

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre. The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Jon Lester in this one. Lefthander Lester is 12-4 this season with a 3.17 ERA. It'll be Jesse Litsch toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Righthander Litsch is 8-7 with a 4.16 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 157-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs in leading the Red Sox to an 8-4 win over the Blue Jays on Friday, as -115 favorites. The 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Lyle Overbay and Alex Rios hit two-run homers in the loss for the Blue Jays. Shaun Marcum surrendered five runs over 3 2-3 innings to suffer the loss. Team records: Boston: 74-54 SU Toronto: 66-62 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Toronto most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 6-4 After playing Boston are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games Boston is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Toronto Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Boston Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Boston, Sunday, August 24