How to watch Blue Jays vs. Red Sox: TV channel and streaming options for June 17
Willson Contreras leads the Boston Red Sox into a matchup with Ernie Clement and the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park, on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET. Contreras is at .299, the ninth-best average in the league, and Clement is ninth at .299. Jake Bennett (1-2, 5.28 ERA) will start for the Red Sox, who are 29-41 this season and fifth in the AL East. Max Scherzer (1-4, 10.23 ERA) is expected to start for the Blue Jays, who are 35-38 and third in the AL East.
How to watch Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox
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Injury reports
Red Sox
Nick Sogard: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Roman Anthony: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Jovani Moran: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Abdomen), Garrett Crochet: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kutter Crawford: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mickey Gasper: day-to-day (Groin)
Blue Jays
Addison Barger: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Daulton Varsho: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60 Day IL (Knee), Lazaro Estrada: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
- Boston’s Contreras is slashing .299/.392/.560 this season with 16 home runs (17th in MLB), 43 RBIs and an OPS of .952 (6th in MLB). He has a 25.8% strikeout rate and a 9.2% walk rate in 283 plate appearances, and he has scored 34 total runs.
- In 298 plate appearances, Wilyer Abreu has slashed .276/.337/.429 this season. He has hit eight long balls and driven in 34 runs with a strikeout rate of 19.8% and a walk rate of 8.7%. He has five stolen bases on six attempts. He has come around to score 31 times.
- Toronto’s Clement is slashing .299/.318/.452 this season with seven home runs, 28 RBIs and an OPS of .770. He has a 10.3% strikeout rate and a 3.1% walk rate in 292 plate appearances, and he has scored 34 total runs.
- In 292 plate appearances, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit three long balls, tallied 27 RBIs and scored 39 runs. He is batting .276/.366/.360 and has posted a 10.6% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate. Guerrero has recorded five steals on six attempts.
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