Blue Jays-Red Sox Who Will Cover?

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox will meet on the field at Fenway Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
The Blue Jays will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Roy Halladay in this game. Halladay has a 13-9 record and a 2.75 ERA this season.
The Red Sox will counter Halladay with Paul Byrd. Righthander Byrd has a 4.53 ERA to go along with a 7-10 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Blue Jays failed to complete a four-game sweep after dropping the finale 5-1 to the Tigers last time out, as +180 underdogs. The six runs went UNDER the day’s posted over/under (9).
Lyle Overbay went deep for the Blue Jays. Jason Frasor gave up five runs in relief and was tagged with the loss.
The Red Sox made it look easy with a 10-0 win and a sweep of the three-game series over the Rangers on Thursday, as -280 favorites. The 10 runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10.5).
David Ortiz belted a three-run homer in a nine-run second inning for the Red Sox. Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed seven scoreless innings to pick up his 14th win.
Current streak:
Boston has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 62-60 SU
Boston: 71-51 SU
A few trends to consider:
Toronto is 8-2-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 6-0-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Boston is 4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 2-8-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Boston home to Toronto, Sunday, August 17

 

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