The Blue Jays get a visit from the Boston Red Sox in baseball action on Tuesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The Blue Jays will rely on Luis Perez to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Jon Lester will be his counterpart for the Red Sox. Luis Perez is 1-0 this season, and Jon Lester is 14-6.



View Boston vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Blue Jays in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +165 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Blue Jays) and the No. 3 (Red Sox) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Toronto's American League No. 5-ranked scoring average of 4.7 runs per game, against a Red Sox offense rated No. 2 and scoring 5.3 runs per game in the league. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.7 hits per game to date this season, less than the Red Sox hitters have managed (9.8 per nine innings).

Boston brings the American League's No. 7-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Blue Jays' league No. 11-ranked defense.

Boston lost its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Blue Jays on September 5. Bettors who backed the Blue Jays at +152 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Boston lost a tight one on Monday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 1-0 score against Toronto at Rogers Centre.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 7-3
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Red Sox at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games at home
Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games


Next up:
Boston at Toronto, Wednesday, September 7