Red Sox at Blue Jays 4/24/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox (17-4, 1st AL East) visit the Toronto Blue Jays (13-8, 2nd AL East) on Tuesday in an American League East showdown between the top two teams in the division.

Boston won its first game of a three-game series with Oakland, but lost two straight on Saturday and Sunday. In Sunday’s loss, Boston starter David Price allowed an eighth inning tie-breaking home run and the offense could score just one run losing 4-1.

Toronto has also lost two-straight after falling to Yankees on Sunday 5-1. The Blue Jays lost three of four games in the Big Apple in the four-game set. Blue Jays hitters were stymied by Luis Severino on Sunday managing just three hits over seven innings. Mookie Betts leads Boston with a batting average of .366, in home runs with six and hits with 26. Rafael Devers has the team lead in RBIs with 17. Boston has a team batting average of .277, while opposing hitters are averaging .215 at the plate against Red Sox pitching. Boston has not yet announced who the starting pitcher will be for Tuesday’s game.

Kevin Pillar leads Toronto in hits with 24 and batting average with .304. Yangervis Solarte is the team leader in home runs with five, while Justin Smoak leads the team in RBIs with 12. Toronto has a team batting average of .234 while opposing hitters are averaging .258 at the plate against Blue Jays pitching. On Tuesday, Toronto will send J.A. Happ to the mound. The southpaw this season is 3-1 with an ERA of 4.50, 31 strikeouts and 7 walks.