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Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays

By Bush StaffUpdated 10d ago·1 min read
Boston Red SoxBOS(64-54)
Toronto Blue JaysTOR(57-63)
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Patrick Sandoval got the ball for Boston trying to build off a solid return from injury, while across the diamond Dylan Cease was chasing another signature outing after a July that put him in the AL Cy Young conversation.

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Best BetRed Sox +123
Postgame

The fade didn't cash. Boston's offense never found the explosive inning the bull case needed, and the bear case — a rotation stripped down to bullpen games — was exactly what showed up as Toronto pulled away with a 2-run 5th. Cease and the Jays' relief work did the rest in a 5-3 final.

Pregame

Boston comes in on a three-game skid but still owns the better overall record in this one, and Sandoval looked sharp in his last turn out. Add in Rutschman making his Red Sox debut behind the plate, and there's more juice in this lineup than there was a week ago. Backing the Sox at plus money is the value side here.

The pitching matchup came against a backdrop of chaos on both rosters. Hours before first pitch, Toronto placed Jameson Taillon on the 15-day IL with forearm tendinitis and confirmed Trey Yesavage needed surgery for a torn meniscus, while Boston transferred Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the 60-day IL — two rotations already thin getting thinner on the same afternoon.

Patrick Sandoval
Patrick Sandoval
(1-2)·4.76 ERA
Aug 4 vs White Sox
W
5.0IP
2ER
5K
4BB
89P
08/11 Lineup
Dylan Cease
Dylan Cease
(7-5)·2.42 ERA
Aug 6 @ Cubs
ND
7.0IP
0ER
10K
1BB
104P
08/11 Lineup

None of that stopped either side from playing meaningful baseball at Rogers Centre, even with the market leaning hard toward the home team.

Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
(64-54)
Aug 10L@ Blue Jays1-2
Aug 9Lvs Athletics3-4
Aug 8Lvs Athletics3-7
Aug 7Wvs Athletics13-1
Aug 6Wvs White Sox12-11
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
(57-63)
Aug 10Wvs Red Sox2-1
Aug 9L@ Phillies6-7
Aug 8W@ Phillies7-5
Aug 7W@ Phillies5-4
Aug 6L@ Cubs2-3

Boston came in having dropped 3 straight, a rough finish to a homestand that included a wild controversy the night before — a scoreboard glitch and a rarely invoked fourth-out rule that let a run count despite Toronto turning what looked like a game-ending double play. The Red Sox lost that one too, 2-1, so this was a chance to salvage something from a series that had already gone sideways.

Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
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  • 10-Day-ILCurtis Mead (3B) — Mead has a nondisplaced left wrist fracture and will be reimaged in four weeks, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.07/31
  • 60-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — The Red Sox transferred Kiner-Falefa (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.08/11
  • 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Casas (abdomen/knee) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist Thursday.08/06
  • 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — Story (sports hernia) will be re-evaluated at the end of the team's current homestand to determine when he can begin a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.08/06
  • 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Anthony (wrist) took overhand pitching in the batting cage Tuesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.08/05
  • 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Interim Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said Tuesday that Crochet (lat/shoulder) has resumed throwing from 50-to-60 feet on flat ground, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.08/04
  • 60-Day-ILZack Kelly (RP) — The Red Sox recalled Kelly (elbow) from Triple-A Worcester and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/21
  • 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — Houck (elbow) has started throwing two bullpen sessions per week, MLB.com reports.07/17
  • 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) will throw a bullpen session next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/17
  • 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/06
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
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  • Day-To-DayKazuma Okamoto (3B) — Okamoto (knee) is back in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup with the Red Sox.08/11
  • 10-Day-ILLuis Urias (2B) — The Blue Jays announced Monday that Urias (quadriceps) will be shut down for the next two weeks, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.08/10
  • 10-Day-ILJonatan Clase (LF) — Clase (foot) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.07/22
  • 15-Day-ILTrey Yesavage (SP) — Yesavage (knee) underwent surgery to repair his torn meniscus Tuesday and is considered week-to-week, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.08/11
  • 15-Day-ILJameson Taillon (SP) — Toronto placed Taillon on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tendinitis on Tuesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.08/11
  • 15-Day-ILSpencer Arrighetti (SP) — Arrighetti has been diagnosed with Morton's Neuroma in his right foot but is aiming to pitch through the issue, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.08/10
  • 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Garcia (elbow/neck/biceps) has been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.08/07
  • 60-Day-ILPatrick Corbin (SP) — Toronto transferred Corbin (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.08/05
  • 60-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) will resume taking live batting practice this week, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.08/02
  • 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply (knee) has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/27
  • 60-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Barger is expected to be sidelined six months following surgery Monday to repair his right elbow UCL, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/27
  • 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Santander is still dealing with discomfort in his surgically repaired left shoulder and recently received another cortisone shot, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.07/17
  • 60-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.05/27
  • 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

Toronto's lineup absorbed the rotation losses better than Boston's absorbed its own pileup of 60-day IL arms. The Red Sox are already without Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck, Johan Oviedo and Kutter Crawford, and Tuesday's game leaned on both bullpens more than either team wanted this deep into August.

Toronto broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run 5th and tacked on single runs in the 6th and 8th to finish it off, 5-3. It's a second straight win over Boston and the kind of result that keeps the Blue Jays within shouting distance of relevance even at 57-63, while the Red Sox now carry a 4-game skid into whatever comes next.

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