Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays

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Payton Tolle (7-6, 3.11 ERA) took the ball looking to right a sinking ship, opposite Max Scherzer (1-4, 6.81 ERA), who's been trying to hold down a rotation spot on August 13. Tolle's last time out he punched out 14 without issuing a walk, and Boston needed every bit of that swing-and-miss stuff against a Blue Jays team that had won 3 straight.

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Red Sox(64-56)

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-1.5+125-130o7.5+102

Blue Jays(59-63)

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Best BetRed Sox -155

Postgame

The pick cashed easily behind a shutout. Tolle's swing-and-miss bull case showed up in full, and the bear case about Boston's skid and Toronto's recent series lead never mattered once the Blue Jays' bats went silent.

Pregame

Boston's still the moneyline favorite here even after dropping the first 3 of this series, and Tolle's electric last outing is the reason why — the Red Sox are betting their best arm can be the stopper their bullpen hasn't been. The price has drifted from -168 down to -140, which tells you the market's been chipping away at Boston's edge as the losses piled up, but the number still says Sox.

Toronto had taken the first 3 games of this series from Boston, but its pitching depth has been fraying fast — Trey Yesavage needs surgery for a torn meniscus, Jameson Taillon just landed on the 15-day IL with forearm tendinitis, and closer Yimi Garcia was already ruled out for the season with thoracic outlet syndrome. Scherzer was left to soak up innings for a staff with little margin for error, and Boston went off as road favorites at Rogers Centre as a result.

Payton Tolle

(8-6)·3.08 ERA

Aug 7 vs Athletics

W

6.0IP

1ER

14K

0BB

84P

08/13 Lineup

Max Scherzer

(1-6)·7.40 ERA

Aug 8 @ Phillies

ND

5.1IP

2ER

4K

0BB

84P

08/13 Lineup

None of that mattered once the Blue Jays' bats went cold. Boston plated a run in the first, and although both offenses stayed quiet through the middle innings, the Red Sox pulled away late while Toronto never got anything going against Boston's arms.

Boston's skid — and the sweep Toronto had going in this series — ended with the loudest inning of the day. The Red Sox tacked on 4 runs in the 8th to turn a tight one-run edge into a laugher, then padded it with 2 more in the 9th, finishing with 10 hits against a Blue Jays lineup that could only scratch out 2 the other way. Toronto's lone error opened the door a little wider.

Boston Red Sox

(11)

• 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
• 15-Day-ILGarrett Whitlock (RP) — The Red Sox placed Whitlock on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow inflammation, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.08/13
• 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Tuesday that Anthony (finger) is "getting closer" to a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.08/12
• 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-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

(16)

• PaternityBrendon Little (RP) — The Blue Jays placed Little on the paternity list Thursday.08/13
• 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-ILSpencer Arrighetti (SP) — Arrighetti (foot) will resume a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.08/13
• 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
• 60-Day-ILJake Bloss (SP) — The Blue Jays recalled Bloss from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday and placed him on the 60-day injured list while he recovers from a right teres major strain, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.08/12
• 60-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) resumed his rehab assignment with Single-A Dunedin on Tuesday, going 1-for-2 with a double and a hit-by-pitch.08/12
• 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-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

The loss lands at a rough time for a Blue Jays club still clinging to long-shot wild-card hopes, and it came the same day Boston placed reliever Garrett Whitlock on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation — a fresh complication for a Red Sox bullpen already missing Zack Kelly for the year. Neither club walked away from this one fully healthy.

Boston Red Sox

(64-56)

Aug 12L@ Blue Jays4-6

Aug 11L@ Blue Jays3-5

Aug 10L@ Blue Jays1-2

Aug 9Lvs Athletics3-4

Aug 8Lvs Athletics3-7

Toronto Blue Jays

(59-63)

Aug 12Wvs Red Sox6-4

Aug 11Wvs Red Sox5-3

Aug 10Wvs Red Sox2-1

Aug 9L@ Phillies6-7

Aug 8W@ Phillies7-5

Still, for a Boston team that had dropped the first 3 of this very series, a full shutout on the road is exactly the answer interim manager Chad Tracy has been asking his group to grind out.