Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups June 18, 2026

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The Boston Red Sox (29-41) and the Toronto Blue Jays (35-38) play in a matchup sportsbooks have set as a pick ’em, with both teams equal on the moneyline, on Thursday at Fenway Park, beginning at 1:35 p.m. ET. Sonny Gray starts for Boston while Toronto will counter with Trey Yesavage.

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Red Sox to win vs Blue Jays -111

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays betting lines

  • Favorite: Red Sox (-111)
  • Underdog: Blue Jays (-111)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have won 43.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (19-25).
  • In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -111 or shorter, Boston has gone 19-24 (44.2%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 52.6%.
  • In the 70 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Boston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 31 times (31-35-4).
  • The Red Sox have collected a 29-41-0 record ATS this season (covering 41.4% of the time).

Red Sox hitting info

  • Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox in home runs (16), runs batted in (43) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .295.
  • Contreras ranks 17th in homers and 25th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
  • Wilyer Abreu has 15 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 26 walks while batting .276.
  • Abreu currently ranks 98th in homers and 77th in RBI in the majors.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela has 15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 14 walks while hitting .288.
  • Jarren Duran is batting .214 with nine doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 18 walks.
  • Duran has hit safely in six straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .190 with two home runs and four RBIs.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The Red Sox pitching staff is 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Boston has the 10th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.94).
  • Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.288).
  • The Red Sox give up the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (78 total, 1.1 per game).
  • Boston its 6-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out seven Blue Jays batters while allowing seven hits.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

  • The Blue Jays have won 12, or 36.4%, of the 33 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Toronto is 12-21 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -111 or more on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Blue Jays, based on the moneyline, is 52.6%.
  • Toronto’s games have gone over the total in 36 of its 73 chances.
  • The Blue Jays are 36-37-0 against the spread this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

  • Ernie Clement leads Toronto with a .299 batting average. He’s also hit seven homers and has 28 RBI.
  • Clement is 118th in homers and 125th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .276 with an OBP of .366 and a slugging percentage of .360 this season.
  • Among all MLB batters, Guerrero ranks 241st in home runs and 136th in RBI.
  • Kazuma Okamoto leads the club in homers (15) and runs batted in (42) this season.
  • Jesus Sanchez has collected 56 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .462 on the year.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

  • The Blue Jays average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the big leagues.
  • Toronto pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The Blue Jays rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.280 WHIP this season.
  • The Blue Jays have given up the 13th-fewest long balls so far this season with 78 home runs allowed.
  • Last time out, Toronto defeated the Red Sox, 6-1, with 12 strikeouts and eight hits allowed.
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