8* Red Sox (TOP SIDE)

The Jays have won five straight, but we think they'll now stumble here against a Red Sox team looking to snap a four-game slide. boston now sits five games back of Minnesota for the final AL Wildcard spot. Toronto is eight games back. Cooper Criswell is 5-4 with a 4.41 ERA, but he's excelled in a starters role this season by posting a 3.88 ERA over 14 starts, compared to a 7.30 ERA over six relief appearances. Jays' rookie Yariel Rodriguez is 1-5 with a 4.40 ERA, but he's regressed of late, allowing nine runs over his last nine innings of work. In fact he's failed to finish five innings in three of his last five starts. Look for Boston to bounce back and to find a way to get the job done!

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