Red Sox vs. Blue Jays: David Price leads charge against defending AL East champions
The Sox are 4-5 against the Jays this season.
The Red Sox (32-22) begin a three-game series against the Blue Jays (29-26) on Friday at Fenway Park.
The Sox enter the weekend atop the AL East after splitting a four-game series against the Orioles. Boston holds a one game lead over second-place Baltimore and is 3.5 games ahead of third-place Toronto. The Jays, who won the AL East in 2015, are coming off a three-game series sweep of the Yankees.
The Sox are 4-5 against the Jays this season. Boston won the teams’ last meeting, 5-3, on May 29.
Here are the probable starters for the weekend:
Game 1: Friday, 7:10 p.m. on NESN and WEEI 93.7
Probable starters: R.A Dickey (2-6, 2.64 ERA) vs. David Price (7-1, 5.11 ERA)
Game 2: Saturday, 4:05 p.m. on NESN and WEEI 93.7
Probable starters: Marcus Stroman (5-1, 4.46) vs. Steven Wright (5-4, 2.45 ERA)
Game 3: Sunday, 1:35 p.m. on NESN and WEEI 93.7
Probable starters: Marco Estrada (3-2, 2.43) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (1-0, 3.00)
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