Red Sox-Blue Jays Lines Preview

The Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays will meet on the field at Rogers Centre on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Clay Buchholz in this game. Buchholz has a 1-3 record and a 4.45 ERA this season. Buchholz's opponent in this one will be Roy Halladay. The Blue Jays ace righthander has a 2.65 ERA to go along with a 13-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. David Ortiz was 2-for-3 with a big fly and three runs batted in, as the Red Sox outgunned the Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday night. Boston cashed as -150 road favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Jacoby Ellsbury went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Red Sox, as Hideki Okajima picked up the win in relief of starter Josh Beckett for Boston. Rod Barajas was 2-for-5 with a two-run blast for Toronto, while Casey Janssen took the loss after coming into the game for Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero. Current streak: Toronto has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Boston: 67-51 SU Toronto: 55-62 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 Toronto most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Boston are 4-6 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Boston is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Toronto Boston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road Toronto is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Boston Toronto is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Toronto home to Boston, Thursday, August 20