Blue Jays at Red Sox 8/9/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Blue Jays travel on the road to Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox. The Blue Jays have lost two straight games, falling 5-3 in their series opener against the Red Sox and falling to 4-7 on the year. The Red Sox improved to 5-8 with the win over the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays are one of the worst offenses in the MLB this season coming in batting .218 as a team but averaging just 3 runs per game this season. Left fielder Teoscar Hernandez is off to a hot start averaging .317 on the year, leading the team in home runs with 4 and RBIs with 7 in the early season. 

Matt Shoemaker will start the game off for the Blue Jays, Shoemaker is 0-1 on the year with a 5.91 ERA has pitched 10.2 innings with 6 strikeouts and 5 walks on the year. Shoemaker has allowed 3 home runs this year. 

The Red Sox are batting .251 on the season while scoring 4.07 runs per game on the season. First baseman Mitch Moreland has hit 4 home runs, driving in 9 runs in 11 games this season, Xander Bogaerts has also been solid with a .341 average; driving in 9 runs and hitting 3 home runs.

The Red Sox pitching has been abysmal this year, with a team ERA of 5.10 on the season. However, the Red Sox will start one of their best pitchers with Nathan Eovaldi who is 1-1 on the year, coming in with a 3.94 ERA. Eovaldi has struck out 14 in just 16 innings while walking just 3.