Red Sox at Blue Jays 8/7/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL East Division rivals will clash on Tuesday night, when the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays open up a series from the Rogers Centre. The Red Sox are riding high after sweeping the visiting Yankees by a 28-13 combined score in the four games. On Sunday, Boston rallied from three runs down in the ninth innings to score a 5-4 victory. The Red Sox are a major league best 45 games above .500 overall.

Twenty-nine year old southpaw Drew Pomeranz (1-5 6.56 ERA) will make his 11th start of the year for the Red Sox. Pomeranz has lost three straight starts and has given up 10 runs over his last 14 plus innings. The Toronto Blue Jays are stuck in the toughest division in baseball and unable to compete with the top two teams over a 162 game schedule. On Sunday, Toronto had their three-game winning streak snapped during a 6-3 loss at Seattle. The Blue Jays are nine games below .500 overall and 27 games behind first place Boston.

Twenty-seven year old righty Marcus Stroman (4-8 5.63 ERA) will get the nod for the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Last time out, Stroman was tagged for seven runs during an 8-3 loss at Oakland.