Blue Jays Vs Red Sox: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – April 27, 2022

The Boston Red Sox (7-11) visit the Toronto Blue Jays (12-6) on Wednesday at 7:07 PM ET. Toronto’s (-128 to win) Ross Stripling starts against Boston’s (+109) Michael Wacha.

The betting facts in what follows use the latest odds as of April 27, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET.

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Blue Jays vs Red Sox Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Probable Starter Ross Stripling

• Stripling (0-0) gets the start for the Blue Jays, his third of the season.
• The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up five hits.
• He has a 4.50 ERA and 4.5 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .000 against him over his four appearances this season.
• He will take the hill against a Red Sox offense that ranks 13th in MLB with 136 total hits (on a .226 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .346 (19th in MLB) with 11 total home runs (24th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 27, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Red Sox Stats vs Stripling

Red Sox Probable Starter Michael Wacha

• Wacha (1-0) will take the mound for the Red Sox, his fourth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays.
• The 30-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 1.88, a 1.714 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .907.
• The Blue Jays rank eighth in MLB with 78 runs scored this season. They have a .253 batting average this campaign with 26 home runs (first in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 27, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Blue Jays Stats vs Wacha

Blue Jays Betting Trends

• The Blue Jays have put together a 9-2 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 81.8% of those games).
• Toronto is 8-2 (winning 80% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -128 or shorter.
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.1% in this game.
• Toronto has combined with opponents to go over the total six times this season for a 6-11-1 record against the over/under.
• The Blue Jays have put together a 9-9-0 record ATS this season (covering 50% of the time).

Red Sox Betting Trends

• The Red Sox have won two of the 10 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Boston has won two of its eight games when they’re the underdog by at least +109 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Red Sox, based on the moneyline, is 47.8%.
• So far this season, Boston and its opponents have hit the over in five of their 18 games with a total.
• In 18 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 10-8-0 ATS.

Blue Jays Players to Watch

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has accumulated 21 hits with a .400 on-base percentage and a .594 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Blue Jays. He is hitting .328 with two doubles, five home runs and nine walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB play, Guerrero’s batting average ranks 21st, his on-base percentage ranks 29th, and he is 11th in the league in slugging.
• George Springer is batting .292 with five doubles, four home runs and three walks.
• Springer’s batting average ranks 38th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 69th, and he is 17th in the league in slugging.
• Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is hitting .292 with five doubles, two home runs and three walks.
• Santiago Espinal is batting .268 with five doubles, two home runs and five walks.
• Espinal heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.

Blue Jays Batting Stats (2022)

Red Sox Players to Watch

• Alex Verdugo has been key for Boston with three home runs, 13 RBI and a batting average of .258 this season.
• Of all qualifying hitters in the majors, Verdugo is 71st in batting average, 100th in on-base percentage and 67th in slugging percentage.
• Rafael Devers has collected 20 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .289.
• Among all qualified hitters, Devers ranks 65th in batting average, 118th in on-base percentage and 58th in slugging percentage.
• Xander Bogaerts has 25 hits and an OBP of .380 to go with a slugging percentage of .507.
• Kike Hernandez has been key for Boston with 13 hits, an OBP of .273 plus a slugging percentage of .324.

Red Sox Batting Stats (2022)

Blue Jays vs Red Sox Player Props

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