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Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

2026-06-17 · Updated June 17, 2026 9:03 AM ET

Matchup

Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

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Away Team
Toronto Blue Jays

Road club

Home Team
Boston Red Sox

Home club

Game Date
2026-06-17

Scheduled slate date

Toronto Blue Jays Outlook
Even

Team outlook tier

Boston Red Sox Outlook
Slight Underdog

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Toronto Blue Jays

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Max ScherzerToronto Blue Jays
Jake BennettBoston Red Sox
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Toronto Blue JaysDifficult
Jesús SánchezToronto Blue JaysDifficult
George SpringerToronto Blue JaysDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Toronto Blue JaysAbove AverageBelow AverageBelow Average
Jesús SánchezToronto Blue JaysAbove AverageBelow AverageBelow Average
George SpringerToronto Blue JaysAbove AverageBelow AverageBelow Average
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
72°F

Weather

Wind
4 mph SSW

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

Weather Label
Neutral

Impact

Summary
Warm, calm

Weather

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