The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays are playing at the Rogers Centre on Friday night and the MLB game starts up at 7:07 pm ET and has a live stream from MLB.com and has Mark Buehrle facing off against Jake Peavy and he is looking to continue his hot start and the AL East game comes after the Yankees won over the team at Fenway Park on Thursday.
The Red Sox come into the game after the Michael Pineda drama from this week and they are also coming in after losing to CC Sabathia and the Yanks at Fenway Park in two of three games. The team plays the Blue Jays now and they are 10-13 and currently fifth in the AL East, while Toronto has played better than expected and they are also right in the mix and are also trailing the Yankees in the standings. The game on Saturday is an afternoon start and has Brandon Morrow pitching against Clay Buchholz.
The Red Sox have been off to an up and down start to the season after winning the World Series last year and they now have the chance to turn things around after a slow start. The Blue Jays are playing better than expected after finishing at the bottom of the division last season and as always, the AL East is shaping up to be another tough division with the Yankees and Orioles gunning for the playoffs as well.
The Red Sox come into the game ranked 21st in the league in runs scored and they are 23rd in batting average and 14th in on base percentage and 22nd in slugging percentage and they are looking to heat up on Friday night. The pitching has been up and down this season and they rank 17th in the league in ERA and sixth in quality starts and the team is ranked 22nd in WHIP and 26th in BAA and Peavy will try and best Buehrle after his great start.
The Blue Jays come into the game after a loss against the Orioles and they are now heading into the Red Sox series at 11-11. The team is seventh in the league in runs scored and 17th in batting average and they are also 13th on base percentage and 10th in slugging as they start the year. The team is 24th in the league in ERA and 24th in quality starts and they are looking to get things right with Buehrle on the mound and he has started up 4-0 on the season.
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