After the Boston Red Sox ended their losing streak on Tuesday, they will host the Toronto Blue Jays again at Fenway Park on Wednesday evening.
For this duel, Boston will send Brayan Bello to the mound, while Toronto will counter with Chris Bassitt.
Here is Alex Cora’s lineup for the duel:
- Jarren Duran CF
- David Hamilton2B
- Tyler O’Neill LF
- Triston Casas 1B
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Connor Wong C
- Romy Gonzalez 3B
- Ceddanne Rafaela SS
And here is John Schneiders (will be updated as soon as it is announced):
Bello hasn’t been great for Boston this season, posting a 4.95 ERA and 1.43 WHIP, striking out 122 batters in his 24 starts. He’s allowed three or fewer runs in seven of his last eight games. Six Blue Jays have hit against him in his career – Addison Bargers (2-for-4), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (8-for-19 with two home runs, eight RBIs and a walk), Spencer Horwitz (1-for-3 with two walks), Alejandro Kirk (3-for-6 with an RBI and a walk), George Springer (8-for-20 with a home run and two RBIs) and Daulton Varsho (2-for-6 with an RBI and a walk).
Bassitt has been quite good in his 26 starts for Toronto in 2024, posting a 4.41 ERA and 1.42 WHIP and striking out 140 batters. He has allowed at least four runs in five of his last nine games. Eight Red Sox have had hits against him — Wilyer Abreu (1-for-5 with a walk), Triston Casas (1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk), Rafael Devers (7-for-14 with three home runs and five RBIs), Jarren Duran (1-for-10), Tyler O’Neill (1-for-9), Ceddanne Rafaela (1-for-3), Rob Refsnyder (1-for-3) and Masataka Yoshida (4-for-13 with an RBI).
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