The Boston Red Sox are set to face the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-game series starting April 27, 2025. Both teams are struggling in the AL East, with notable pitching matchups including Dylan Cease and Ranger Suárez.
Key points
Red Sox face Blue Jays in a three-game series starting April 27, 2025
Dylan Cease has a 2.10 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season
Red Sox and Blue Jays are struggling in the AL East standings
Games will be broadcast on NESN
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TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 24: Toronto Blue Jays mascot Ace celebrates in the outfield after the Blue Jays defeated the Dodgers, 11-4, in Game One of the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday, October 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jon Blacker/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 24: Toronto Blue Jays mascot Ace celebrates in the outfield after the Blue Jays defeated the Dodgers, 11-4, in Game One of the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday, October 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jon Blacker/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Well that sure was a weekend.
Back-to-back wins. Scoring 17 in 1 game. A Caleb Durbin home run. The coaching shuffle. Alex Cora out, Chad Tracy in.
And now the Red Sox are off to Toronto to play the Blue Jays in a Battle of AL East Disappointments.
The Jays realized their rotation wasn’t quite up to snuff in the World Series and added the best starter available, Dylan Cease, as a free agent. Through five starts all he’s done is is impress. He has two 12 strikeouts games already (44 total Ks), 14 walks, 19 hits, and has given up zero home runs in 25.2 innings. The bright side is he’s walking 12.6% of batters. But he’s striking out almost 40% of batters so, good luck out there. It’s almost a waste to send out to the mound against him. The Sox free agent pitching acquisition had a rough outing against the in a series that everyone hopes is the bottoming out point of the season. Suárez was excellent against , so hopefully he bounces right back.
Trea Yesavage burst onto the scene just before the playoffs started with a September 15th MLB debut. He then turned a lot of heads on a national scale. And then, as pitchers do, he got hurt. As the Jays have slumped, his rehab outings left something to be desired. In one start at Single A and one at Triple A he allowed 12 runs (10 earned) in 12 innings for an ERA of 9.00. He allowed 3 home runs and walked 7. But also struck out 16. So maybe he’s tuned up. But hopefully he needs a little time to get used to MLB again. aka Mass Pike, is back for his second start of the year. In what may have been the deciding game for Alex Cora’s stay with the Red Sox, Tolle pitched brilliantly. Over 6.0 he struck out 11 Yankees. Let’s see what he can do as a next step.
The finale is a strange matchup: and are both entering this game with ERAs of at least 9.00. Scherzer has tossed 18.2 innings while allowing 20 runs. Bello 22 innings and 22 runs. Max has allowed 7 homers to Bello’s 8. Is this going to be a slugfest or a pitchers’ duel? Neither has gotten to face the under-performing lineups of the teams they are on. Entering the series the Sox and Jays are 4th and 5th, respectively, in runs scored in the AL East with 117 and 110. The Jays have allowed 133 runs to ’s 128 (or 93, 95, sometimes 1).
is hitting .340/.426/.460 with 2 home runs and 2 steals.
New third baseman has 5 homers and is slashing .229/.315/.406.
Postseason hero is at .324/.330/.435 with no homers.
Q&A
What are the pitching matchups for the Red Sox vs Blue Jays series?
The matchups include Ranger Suárez vs. Dylan Cease on April 27, Payton Tolle vs. Trey Yesavage on April 28, and Brayan Bello vs. Max Scherzer on April 29.
What is Dylan Cease's performance so far this season?
Dylan Cease has a 2.10 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 25.2 innings, showcasing impressive strikeout ability while allowing no home runs.
How have the Red Sox and Blue Jays performed in the AL East standings?
The Red Sox and Blue Jays are currently 4th and 5th in the AL East, with the Red Sox scoring 117 runs and the Blue Jays scoring 110 runs.
When and where can I watch the Red Sox vs Blue Jays games?
The games will be broadcast on NESN, with the first game on April 27 at 7:07 PM ET, followed by April 28 at 7:07 PM ET, and April 29 at 3:07 PM ET.
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Monday, April 27: Ranger Suárez (4.00 ERA / 4.08 FIP) vs. Dylan Cease (2.10 ERA / 1.47 FIP)
Tuesday, April 28: Payton Tolle (1.50 ERA / 2.15 FIP) vs. Trey Yesavage (— ERA / — FIP)
Wednesday, April 29: Brayan Bello (9.00 ERA / 8.29 FIP) vs. Max Scherzer (9.64 ERA / 8.40 FIP
George Springer is on the IL as is catcher Alejandro Kirk.
**When/Where to Watch**
Monday, April 27: 7:07 PM on NESN
Saturday, April 25: 7:07 PM ET on NESN
Sunday, April 26: 3:07 PM ET on NESN
