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Toronto fell 5-4 in 11 innings in Saturday night\u2019s contest against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, as reliever Casey Janssen served up a walk off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning.\u00a0 \u201cI just kind of talked myself out of a pitch,\u201d Janssen said.\u00a0 \u201cYou can second guess.\u00a0 If I get him out, it\u2019s the right pitch.\u00a0 If I don\u2019t, then it\u2019s the wrong pitch.\u201d\u00a0 The Blue Jays are 4-10 against the Red Sox this season, including a 2-3 mark on the road in this series.\u00a0 The club is 13-27 versus Boston dating back to the middle of the 2008 season, but they\u2019ve actually won five of the last eight contests at Fenway Park.\u00a0 Toronto dropped below .500 on the road with yesterday\u2019s loss, currently standing at 33-34 away from the Rogers Centre (+590).\u00a0 The Blue Jays are still bring a solid 27-21 mark against division opponents into the series finale (+1,120) and the total is 22-25 O\/U in those contests.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to note that the team is 7-10 as a road underdog of +125 to +150 in 2010 (-60) and 18-31 in this situation the last three years (-670).<\/p>\n
Blue Jays starting pitcher Shaun Marcum is 11-6 with a 3.69 ERA in 23 starts and picked up a 3-1 road victory over the Athletics in his last outing.\u00a0 In that game, he allowed just a solo home run in a complete game effort.\u00a0 The right-hander is 7-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 13 road starts this year, issuing just 12 walks while compiling 64 strikeouts in 79.1 innings of work.\u00a0 He will be making his 13th daytime start this afternoon, producing a 6-2 record and 3.28 ERA, as opponents are hitting for a combined .241 average.\u00a0 In 14 career games (nine starts) versus the Red Sox, Marcum is 5-3 with a 3.92 ERA, but was hit with eight runs in just four innings two starts back against them.\u00a0 He has made six appearances (four starts) at Fenway Park, posting a perfect 3-0 record and 2.08 ERA.<\/p>\n
Boston can win its fifth consecutive series with a victory in today\u2019s contest after splitting the first two games of a three-game set.\u00a0 With Saturday\u2019s victory, the Red Sox didn\u2019t lose a game in the standings to the Yankees or Rays, who both won.\u00a0 \u201cThis is the time of the season where you have to win some games,\u201d designated hitter David Ortiz said.\u00a0 \u201cThose guys on the other side are playing well, and we really don\u2019t want to be too far away.\u201d\u00a0 Ortiz has excelled against the Blue Jays in his career, hitting 37 home runs against them, which is sixth all-time for any player versus the club. The team has 23 of 35 games at home since May 29, outscoring opponents by a 182-155 margin and come into this game with a 37-26 overall mark at Fenway Park (-240).\u00a0 Boston is a solid 13-7 as a home favorite of -125 to -150 (+320) and the total in those contests stands at 8-11 O\/U for the season.<\/p>\n
Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz is 14-5 with a 2.36 ERA in 21 starts this season and the team has won his last five outings overall.\u00a0 He is coming off a brilliant 6-0 home performance versus the Angels, tossing seven shutout innings and allowing just five hits.\u00a0 The right-hander has produced a 6-3 record and 2.51 ERA in 10 home outings, surrendering just a single home run in 64.2 frames.\u00a0 The third-year starter will be making just his sixth daytime appearance, going 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA, issuing 15 walks and striking out just 11.\u00a0 Buchholz is a perfect 3-0 with a fantastic 1.19 ERA in four starts this month, allowing just 21 hits in 30.1 innings.\u00a0 In nine career outings (eight starts) against the Blue Jays, he is 5-3 with a 2.79 ERA.<\/p>\n
Bettors must note that the Red Sox are a disappointing 12-19 in day games this season (-1,170) and just an even 10-10 in August.\u00a0 Toronto has compiled a solid 53-41 mark against right-handed starters (+1,520).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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