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Red Sox vs. Blue Jays: Injury report, updates and likely starters – August 29

On Thursday, the Boston Red Sox (69-64) host the Toronto Blue Jays (65-70) at 7:10 p.m. ET for the final game of a five-game series.

Want to find out who is and who isn't on the Red Sox and Blue Jays? Keep scrolling to see the full injury reports for both teams.

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Game info Red Sox vs. Blue Jays

  • Matchday: Thursday, August 29, 2024
  • Playing time: 7:10 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: NESN
  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Stadium: Fenway Park
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    Red Sox vs. Blue Jays injury news today

    Red Sox injuries

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Luis Garcia 15-day injury list elbow 5-1, 5.07 ERA, 8.3 K/9
    Lucas Sims 15-day injury list Lat 1-6, 4.57 ERA, 9.3 K/9
    Cam Booster 15-day injury list elbow 2-2, 3.00 ERA, 9.0 K/9
    James Paxton 60-day injury list leg 9-3, 4.40 ERA, 6.5 K/9
    Trevor Story 60-day injury list shoulder .226 / .294 / .323, 0, 4
    Garrett Whitlock 60-day injury list Oblique 1-0, 1.96 ERA, 8.3 K/9
    Bryan Mata 60-day injury list Paralyze
    Liam Hendriks 60-day injury list elbow
    Chris Murphy 60-day injury list elbow
    Lucas Giolito 60-day injury list elbow

    Blue Jays injuries

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Bo Bichette 10-day injury list Calf .222 / .275 / .320, 4, 30
    Jordan Romano 60-day injury list elbow 1-2, 6.59 ERA, 8.6 K/9
    Alek Manoah 60-day injury list elbow 1-2, 3.70 ERA, 9.6 K/9

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    The latest Red Sox hitting insights

  • Boston has hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games.
  • In their last 10 games, the Red Sox have a .396 slugging average with 3.2 extra-base hits per game.
  • In the last 10 games, Boston has averaged 7.2 hits per game and a batting average of .220.
  • In the last ten games, Jarren Duran led his team in home runs with five and runs batted in with seven and achieved a team batting average of .400.
  • David Hamilton has a batting average of .226/.294/.419 in his last 10 games for the Red Sox.
  • The latest Blue Jays hitting insights

  • Toronto has hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games.
  • In the Blue Jays' last ten games, they had a .500 slugging average and 44 extra-base hits.
  • Toronto has collected 8.4 hits per game and a batting average of .251 in the last 10 games.
  • Over the last 10 games, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led the Blue Jays with a .400 batting average.
  • George Springer has a batting average of .200 with one double, five home runs and four walks in his last ten games.
  • The Red Sox starting pitcher

  • The Red Sox will send Kutter Crawford (8-11) to the mound for his 28th start this season.
  • The right-hander did not allow a single hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
  • The 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.19, a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.45 and a WHIP of 1.092 in 27 games this season.
  • The Red Sox pitching staff’s ERA is 4.24 over the last 10 games.
  • In the last ten games, opposing batters hit 11 home runs against Boston's pitchers.
  • Starting pitcher of the Blue Jays

  • Bowden Francis starts for the Blue Jays, his ninth of the season. He has a record of 7-3, a 4.02 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last appearance on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, the right-hander threw eight innings, allowed one earned run and took one hit.
  • The 28-year-old has a 4.02 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season, while allowing opposing hitters a batting average of .217.
  • The Blue Jays pitchers have an ERA of 3.48 in their last 10 games.
  • Toronto's pitchers have allowed 11 home runs in the last 10 games.
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