Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Free MLB Pick, 4–24–2018

Free MLB Pick by Hank Downey of ATS Experts

Boston Red Sox (17–4) vs Toronto Blue Jays (13–8)

Date: April 24th, 2018
Game Time: 7:07 pm
MLB Odds: Toronto -105, 8.5

The Boston Red Sox travel north to take on their AL East rival, Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox and Blue Jays have both dropped two straight games entering this series. Which teamwill bounce back from their loss and get back in the win column?

Rick Porcello (4–0, 1.40 ERA) is off to a fantastic start for the Red Sox, winning his first four starts. The 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner appears to be sharp this season and is 2–0 with a 0.79 ERA in his two starts on the road this season. Boston’s offense has started the season on a tear, scoring 5.90 RPG (2nd in MLB) and .277 batting average which is the best baseball.

J.A. Happ (3–1, 3.50 ERA) will get the start for Toronto and in his last outing gave up 4 earned runs in six innings but picked up the win in Toronto’s 15–5 win over Kansas City. In his career, Happ is 7–3 with a 3.22 ERA and 66 strikeouts against Boston. Toronto has been very solid on offense so far as they come in ranked 5th in the league in scoring, putting up 5.52 RPG, while also ranking 19th in hitting at .234 and 7th in homers with 28.

Boston is 6–0 in Porcello’s last 6 road starts and 17–4 in their last 21 games overall
The Red Sox are 19–7 in their last 26 games against the Blue Jays
Toronto is 4–1 in Happ’s last 5 starts and 7–1 in their last 8 home games

This is a great early season matchup between two teams that will have playoff expectations this season. Porcello has looked fantastic to start the season and Boston’s offense is off to a much better start than in 2017. The Red Sox are 9–2 in their last 11 road games and I look for this record to go to 10–2 after a win tonight.

Red Sox vs Blue Jays Free Pick: Red Sox -120