Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays 10/1/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Saturday afternoon MLB action, the Boston Red Sox will square off against the Toronto Blue Jays from the Rogers Centre. The Red Sox are one of the most disappointing teams in baseball and are sitting in last place in the AL East Division. All-Star 3B Rafael Devers lead the Red Sox with 27 home runs and 87 RBIs.

Rookie right-hander Brayan Bello (2-7 4.39 ERA) will make his 11th career major league start for the Red Sox. Through 53 plus innings, Bello has limited opponents to one home run and owns a subpar 1.69 WHIP.

The Toronto Blue Jays have already clinched a playoff spot and are currently sitting atop a tightly contested AL Wild Card race. All-Star 1B Vladimir Guerrero is hitting .275 to go along with a team-high 30 home runs and 93 RBIs. All-Star S Bo Bichette has contributed 24 home runs and 92 RBIs for the Blue Jays, who have five different players with 20 plus home runs.

The Blue Jays will turn to thirty-two year old righty Ross Stripling (9-4 3.16 ERA) on Saturday. Toronto has won Stripling’s last five starts and he has allowed 12 runs over his last 27 plus frames.