Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox 6/13/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL East Division rivals will square off on Sunday, when the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox continue their four-game series from Fenway Park. On Saturday, Toronto 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit one of Toronto’s five home runs during a 7-2 road triumph. SP Steven Matz (7-3) allowed one run in five plus innings to earn the win for the Blue Jays, who improved to 32-20 on the year.

Twenty-nine year old left-hander Robbie Ray (3-2 3.36 ERA) will make his 12th start of the season for the Blue Jays. Last time out, Ray fanned 13 batters and allowed one run in six plus innings during a 6-1 road loss against Chicago.

The Boston Red Sox are three games above .500 at home and trail Tampa Bay by two full games for first place. During yesterday’s home loss, Boston went 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. SP Nick Pivetta (6-2) gave up six runs in five innings and took the loss for the Red Sox, who fell to 39-26 on the season.

The Red Sox will turn to thirty year old left-hander Martin Perez (4-3 3.88 ERA) on Sunday. In his last start, Perez was tagged for six runs and recorded just six outs during a 7-1 home loss versus Houston.