The visiting Red Sox hope for a solid performance on Tuesday as they look to steal a win at Rogers Centre against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Ryan Dempster, with a record of 6-8 on the season, gets the ball for the Red Sox, while the Blue Jays trot Todd Redmond to the mound in this one. He is 1-0 so far in 2013.



View Boston vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Blue Jays in this matchup found them as +108 underdogs on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 9.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 3-rated Red Sox taking on the American League's No. 10-rated Blue Jays in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Toronto owns the No. 8 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.7 per game. By contrast, the Red Sox are rated No. 2 in the same category at 9.5 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, Boston owns the American League's No. 6-rated road mark, allowing 4.2 runs per game on the highway. Toronto, on the other hand, rates No. 3 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Boston was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Royals. Bettors on Kansas City at -104 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Boston suffered a 4-3 loss against Kansas City on Sunday, as John Lackey wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Kauffman Stadium.

The Blue Jays were a 5-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -117 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Blue Jays endured a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Athletics on Monday, with J.A. Happ throwing 7 innings of 3-hit ball at Rogers Centre.


Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Red Sox at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston


Next up:
Boston at Toronto, Wednesday, August 14