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Red Sox bring road win streak into game against the Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox (17-14, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (13-16, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (0-0); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (1-1, 4.24 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep a three-game road win streak going when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto is 13-16 overall and 8-6 at home. The Blue Jays have a 1-0 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Boston is 17-14 overall and 9-8 on the road. The Red Sox have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.98.

Wednesday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Blue Jays have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has nine doubles and 13 RBI while hitting .298 for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 8-for-35 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Alexander Bregman has 11 doubles and six home runs for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 16-for-46 with four doubles, two triples, a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 2-8, .201 batting average, 6.03 ERA, outscored by 39 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .259 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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