The Blue Jays were big winners in Monday’s opener, 7-2, but let’s not overlook the fact they have a big edge on the mound with Gausman going against Seabold. That’s not the case today when Wacha faces Stripling.

Before losing yesterday’s game, the Red Sox had won seven in a row and were 19-4 for the month. They’ve zipped past Toronto in the AL East, though now have just a half-game lead for second place after Monday’s result.

Wacha will pitch better than Seabold did yesterday for Boston. Wacha is 6-1 with a 2.34 ERA and has one of the only two Red Sox wins over Toronto in 2022. Back on April 27th, he allowed just one run and four hits in six innings. Overall, Boston is 9-2 in Wacha’s last 11 starts.

Stripling has just two quality starts this season and he came out on the losing end vs. Wacha on April 27th. Stripling didn’t pitch all that poorly, but the Jays still lost 7-1. He has a 6.62 ERA in seven career starts vs. Boston.

The Red Sox have not lost back to back games all month.