Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Betting Preview | October 2

The Toronto Blue Jays are home favorites (-190) against the Boston Red Sox (+160) to open the season at Rogers Centre on Sunday. The matchup starts at 1:37 PM ET. Toronto’s Kevin Gausman and Boston’s Michael Wacha will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Red Sox

• Game Day: Sunday, October 2, 2022
• Game Time: 1:37 PM ET
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Stadium: Rogers Centre

Blue Jays Stats & Trends

Blue Jays Batting

• The Toronto Blue Jays hit a league-leading 262 home runs last season, averaging 1.4 per game.
• The Blue Jays had the second-best batting average in the majors (.266).
• Last season the Blue Jays scored the third-most runs in baseball (846 total, 5.2 per game).
• Blue Jays batters struck out 7.5 times per game, the lowest average in baseball.
• The Blue Jays hit 135 homers at home last season (1.7 per game).
• The Blue Jays had a .486 slugging percentage and averaged 3.7 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team batted .273 with 747 hits (9.2 per game) at home last season.

Blue Jays Key Batters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had 188 hits and an OBP of .401 last season.
• Bo Bichette had an OPS of .827, fueled by an OBP of .343 and a slugging percentage of .484.
• Last season, Whit Merrifield finished with 10 home runs, 74 RBI and a batting average of .277 last season.
• Teoscar Hernandez slashed .296/.346/.524 and finished with an OPS of .870.

Red Sox Stats & Trends

Red Sox Batting

• The Red Sox ranked 10th in Major League Baseball with 219 home runs.
• The Red Sox’s .261 batting average was among the best in baseball, ranking third in MLB.
• The Red Sox scored 829 runs last season, which ranked fifth in MLB.
• The Red Sox had the 11th-ranked strikeouts per game rate (8.6) among MLB offenses.
• In 81 games on the road last season, they hit 111 homers, an average of 1.4 per contest.
• They slugged .418 in 81 road games last season.
• They averaged 8.3 base hits per game and had a .241 batting average on the road last season.

Red Sox Key Batters

• Rafael Devers accumulated a slugging percentage of .538 while collecting 165 hits a season ago.
• J.D. Martinez hit .286 with 42 doubles, three triples, 28 home runs and 55 walks.
• Xander Bogaerts had a .370 on-base percentage while batting .295 last season.
• Alex Verdugo hit .289 with 32 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 51 walks.

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers