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Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026Rogers Centre7:07 PM ETPreview
BOS · Away · 64-55

Boston Red Sox

AL East · 5th · 9.0 GB
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7:07 PM ET
H2H 58
TOR · Home · 58-63

Toronto Blue Jays

AL East · 3rd · 16.0 GB
Starting pitchers
Starter form · last 5 starts
Season3.32
Last 55.31
1.99 ERA worse in last 5
6 days restQS (L5) 20%Blow-up (L5) 0/5
306/29
307/05
007/26
307/31
308/06

↑ ERA trending up lately

Season3.24
Last 52.60
0.64 ERA better in last 5
5 days restQS (L5) 40%Blow-up (L5) 0/5
207/07
307/12
207/20
007/26
108/07

↓ ERA trending down lately

Matchup edge
José Soriano hotter lately (L5 2.60 ERA)·Boston 64 L10
PitchingToronto
Boston29Toronto67
HittingBoston
Boston43Toronto29
BullpenBoston
Boston71Toronto51
Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Projected hitters vs RHP / LHP
Boston vs RHP
Avg OPS 0.7131 hot hitterTop: Contreras 0.901 · Mead 0.781 · Rafaela 0.715

Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.

Toronto vs LHP
Avg OPS 0.7361 hot hitterTop: Clase 0.905 · Springer 0.805 · Urías 0.804

Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.

Boston Red Sox hitters vs RHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.288
0.901
23
0.224
0.781
17
0.227
0.687
21
0.275
0.715
16
Toronto Blue Jays hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.273
0.905
2
0.286
0.804
3
0.148
0.364
8
0.250
0.803
24
0.246
0.805
12
◆ Matchup preview

Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays (2026-08-12). Ranger Suarez vs José Soriano at Rogers Centre.

Starters — Suarez has a 3.32 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 103 innings with 9.44 K/9, 2.62 BB/9, and 0.52 HR/9. His last three starts were 3.0 IP/3 ER/3 K/2 BB, 4.2 IP/3 ER/2 K/2 BB, and 4.0 IP/0 ER/6 K/0 BB. The recent form points slightly up after two shorter, less efficient outings around one sharp start. Soriano carries a 3.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and 127.2 innings with 9.16 K/9, 4.23 BB/9, and 0.85 HR/9. His last three starts were 4.2 IP/1 ER/3 K/3 BB, 5.0 IP/0 ER/5 K/3 BB, and 7.0 IP/2 ER/7 K/1 BB. His trend is down, though the run prevention in those three outings still looks solid and the main concern remains the walk rate.

Teams — Boston brings the stronger offensive profile with a .721 OPS, 527 runs, and a .248 average. The Red Sox pitching staff has also been better overall, posting a 3.49 team ERA and 1.22 WHIP. They are 6-4 over their last 10 games. Toronto has a .679 OPS, 476 runs, and a .242 average. The Blue Jays staff has a 3.98 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, with the same 6-4 record over the last 10. From a betting matchup perspective, Boston shows the cleaner season-long edge in both lineup production and run prevention, while Toronto counters with a home starter who has logged more innings and kept his ERA nearly identical to Suarez.

Key facts
Boston .721 OPS vs Toronto .679 OPSSuarez 0.52 HR/9 and 1.17 WHIPSoriano 127.2 IP with 9.16 K/9
Head to head (2025–2026)
58
Toronto Blue Jays lead series
13 meetings total
2025-09-25
Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays
16
TOR
2025-09-24
Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays
71
BOS
2025-09-23
Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays
41
BOS
2025-06-29
Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox
53
TOR
2025-06-28
Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox
115
BOS
Team picture · 2026
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BOS
TOR
Team AVG
0.248
0.242
Team OPS
0.721
0.679
Home runs
120
115
Runs scored
527
476
Team ERA
3.49
3.98
HR allowed
117
127

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