Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays 6/27/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL East Division rivals will square off on Monday night, when the Boston Red Sox invade the Rogers Centre to face the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox (42-31) are riding a seven-game winning streak and have surged into second place. On Sunday, Rafael Devers and J.D. Martinez had three hits apiece during an 8-3 road triumph against Cleveland.

Boston manager Alex Cora has yet to name a starting pitcher for this game. The Red Sox currently rank sixth in the majors with a 3.56 team ERA and have notched 23 quality starts.

The Toronto Blue Jays have dropped seven of their previous ten games and trail first place New York by 12.5 games. On Sunday, Toronto SP Jose Berrios (5-4) was tagged for eight runs and recorded just eight outs during a 10-3 road loss against Milwaukee. C Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run blast in the first inning for the Blue Jays (40-32).

Hard-throwing righty Kevin Gausman (5-6 3.19 ERA) will take the ball for the Blue Jays on Monday. Toronto has lost Gausman’s last four starts and he has given up 16 runs (11 ER) over his last 18 innings of work.