Boston Red Sox (17-14) vs Toronto Blue Jays (18-12)
Game Info: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 7:10 pm (Fenway Park)
Nick Pivetta (1-2) (5.11) vs Alek Manoah (1-1) (4.88)
Betting Odds: Boston Red Sox +115 / Toronto Blue Jays -140 --- Over/Under: 9.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Toronto Blue Jays will play the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of their series on Wednesday night at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
Blue Jays Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 18-12 this season and they have lost three games in a row. Prior to losing the first two games in this series, Toronto won two out of three games against Seattle. The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.11 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average this year. The Blue Jays offense has scored 143 runs with a .257 batting average and a .333 on base percentage. Matt Chapman is batting .374 with five home runs and 21 RBI’s for the Blue Jays. The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Alek Manoah, who is 1-1 with a 4.88 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP over 31.1 innings pitched this season.
Red Sox Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 17-14 this season and they have won four games in a row. Boston has won Games 1 and 2 in this series by scores of 6-5 and 7-6. The Boston pitching staff has a 4.99 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .261 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 176 runs with a .266 batting average and a .338 on base percentage this season. Rafael Devers is batting .227 with 10 home runs and 27 RBI’s for the Red Sox. The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Nick Pivetta, who is 1-2 with a 5.11 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 24.2 innings pitched this year.
Trends
Toronto is 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games and 6-3 in their last 9 games. The under is 9-3-1 in Toronto’s last 13 games. Boston is 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 game three’s of a series. The over is 11-4 in Boston’s last 15 games. The over is 6-0 in these two teams last 6 head to head meetings.
Pick
Boston has won the first two games in this series and they will look to make it three in a row in this game. The first two games in this series have been high scoring and the over has hit in the last 6 matchups between these two teams. Alek Manoah has pitched well for the Blue Jays in his last two starts, allowing two earned runs over 12 innings of work. The Red Sox will be starting Nick Pivetta, who has allowed 13 earned runs in his last 14.2 innings. I think we are going to see another high scoring game in this matchup, so I am taking the over.
David’s Pick Over 9.5
AUTHOR: David Racey
Mitch's Take...
