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Red Sox vs Blue Jays
Hot Red Sox, short-handed Jays: can Toronto’s depth slow Boston’s surge?

Boston Red Sox
Red Sox (11-17) VS Blue Jays (12-15)
April 28, 2026 | 7:07 PM ET | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Toronto Blue Jays

Moneyline Pick - Boston Red Sox (100): B
Boston rides into Rogers Centre on a three-game winning streak while Toronto looks to reset after having its own mini-surge snapped in last night’s shutout, and with rookie lefty Payton Tolle backed by a relatively intact Red Sox lineup against Trey Yesavage and a Jays side missing George Springer, Anthony Santander and Alejandro Kirk, I’m willing to grab the underdog price on Boston at 100. With Wilyer Abreu and Willson Contreras carrying much of Boston’s early offense and Toronto leaning heavily on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to compensate for those absences, the balance of current form, injury situation and bullpen stability tilts slightly toward the visitors, though the volatility around two young starters and a road favorite in name only keeps this at a B-grade edge rather than something higher. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 28/04/2026 09:57
Over/Under Pick - Under 7.5, (-110): B+
Toronto’s lineup just went from a two-game winning run to getting blanked, and with Boston’s three-game heater driven more by run prevention than explosive bats, the matchup of Tolle and Yesavage profiles as a lower-scoring follow-up, especially with Springer, Santander and Kirk sidelined and the Red Sox still without Triston Casas and Tanner Houck. Guerrero Jr.’s history of big nights against Boston and Boston’s own emerging bats (Abreu, Contreras, Jarren Duran) add some blow-up risk, but both bullpens come in reasonably rested after Ranger Suárez worked deep and Dylan Cease shouldered innings in the opener, which nudges me toward Under 7.5 at -110 with a B+ grade on the combination of pitching upside, thinned lineups and the dome muting weather-driven variance. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 28/04/2026 09:57
Spread Pick - Boston Red Sox, -1.5 (162): B-
Boston has started to win in bunches and by margin — from the 17–1 outburst in Baltimore to last night’s 5–0 domination in this park — and with the Jays’ order still patched together around Guerrero Jr. while key bats recover, I’m willing to pivot off the safer plus runs and chase the higher payout on Red Sox -1.5 at 162. The combination of Boston’s current three-game surge, a strikeout-capable staff that has recently handled this Toronto core well, and the uncertainty of Yesavage’s first look at a disciplined Red Sox lineup suggests another game where Boston can separate late, but laying runs on the road against a defending AL champion with power threats still in the middle keeps this at a more volatile B- grade rather than anything stronger. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 28/04/2026 09:57
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