The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Boston Red Sox at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Sonny Gray (12-1, 2.48 ERA) gets the start for the Red Sox, who are 53-49 this season and third in the AL East. Dylan Cease (6-5, 2.67 ERA) is the expected starter for the Blue Jays, who are 47-57 and fifth in the AL East.

How to watch Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Red Sox -120
• Underdog Moneyline: Blue Jays +100
• Total: 7.5
• Total Over Odds: -110
• Total Under Odds: -110

Injury reports

Red Sox

Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Marcelo Mayer: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Connelly Early: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ranger Suarez: 15 Day IL (Groin), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Kelly: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Abdomen), Garrett Crochet: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Roman Anthony: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kutter Crawford: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Knee)

Blue Jays

Jesus Sanchez: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Lenyn Sosa: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Jonatan Clase: 10 Day IL (Foot), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Back), Patrick Corbin: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60 Day IL (Knee), Addison Barger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

• Boston’s Willson Contreras has hit 22 home runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. He has also tallied 66 RBIs (10th in MLB) and has scored 52 runs. In 393 plate appearances, he has recorded a .293 BA, .389 OBP and .555 SLG with a 9.7% walk rate and a 24.7% strikeout rate.
• In 434 plate appearances, Wilyer Abreu has slashed .258/.331/.446 this season. He has hit 15 long balls and driven in 50 runs with a strikeout rate of 20.5% and a walk rate of 9.7%. He has six stolen bases on nine attempts. He has come around to score 52 times.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit six home runs this season. He has also tallied 42 RBIs and has scored 53 runs. In 420 plate appearances, he has recorded a .262 BA, .343 OBP and .354 SLG with a 10.5% walk rate and a 13.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording seven steals on nine attempts.
• In 408 plate appearances, Ernie Clement has hit eight long balls, tallied 32 RBIs and scored 46 runs. He is batting .293/.319/.419 and has posted a 9.6% strikeout rate and a 3.4% walk rate.

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Bryce Harper is one of the few people on this planet who can relate (at least a little bit) to LeBron James. They were both on Sports Illustrated covers as teenagers. They have succeeded as professional athletes while the highest of expectations have followed them. They are both Ohio State football fans.

And, now, they will share a city.

“Pretty cool,” Harper said Friday before the Philadelphia Phillies played the New York Yankees. “Obviously, one of the best to ever do it.”

Harper is one of the most recognizable athletes in the country, but he’s not James. Now, alongside Eagles mainstays Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia has a brand of star power that has few parallels in the city’s history.

“Just obviously a great city to come play in,” Harper said. “Fan base-wise, sports-wise. I feel like the city’s in a really good spot with all the teams right now — from us, to the Sixers, to the Eagles, to the Flyers making the postseason this year as well. So just a really good spot to be in.”

Harper, like most people following the James saga, expected him to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. That was his prediction when asked last week during an ESPN broadcast. Harper might not be the biggest NBA fan; he said he’s met James at the ESPYs before.

He understood the magnitude, much like how the city reacted when Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million deal in March 2019.

“We’re in different places in our careers,” Harper said. “So I think that plays a little bit into it. Obviously, he’s one of the greatest ever to do it. He’s done it for a long time. I mean, there’s four guys over there on that starting lineup; they’re probably really happy. It’s Nick Nurse’s birthday today, too. But the city is on fire about it. I mean, how could you not be? It’s LeBron James.”