Red Sox Face Off Against Blue Jays in Crucial Three-Game Series

The Red Sox return to action after a much-needed day off, taking on the Blue Jays in a crucial three-game series at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Despite their 6-4 loss to the Rangers on Sunday night, the Red Sox are feeling confident after securing their second series win at Fenway, taking the first two games on Friday and Saturday.

The Blue Jays, who were also off on Monday, are coming off a series loss at home to the Yankees. The teams split the first two games and were tied, 3-3, entering the ninth inning of the rubber match before the Yankees erupted for five runs to take the finale, 8-3.

On the mound for the Sox is lefthander Payton Tolle, while the Blue Jays will go with righty Dylan Cease.

Here's a look at the lineups for both teams:

BLUE JAYS (34-38): Springer DH, Clement 2B, Guerrero Jr. 1B, Kirk C, Okamoto 3B, Lukes RF, Schneider LF, Gimenez SS, Straw CF.

Pitching: RHP Dylan Cease (3-3, 2.91 ERA)

RED SOX (29-40): Yoshida DH, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Duran LF, Durbin 3B, Kiner-Falefa 2B, Mayer SS, Wong C.

Pitching: LHP Payton Tolle (3-3, 2.70 ERA)

And here's how the Blue Jays have fared against Tolle in the past:

Blue Jays vs. Tolle: Ernie Clement 0-2, Andrés Giménez 1-2, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1-2, Alejandro Kirk 0-1, Kazuma Okamoto 1-2, Davis Schneider 0-1, George Springer 0-1, Myles Straw 0-2

And similarly, here's how the Red Sox have fared against Cease:

Red Sox vs. Cease: Wilyer Abreu 2-4, Willson Contreras 4-14, Jarren Duran 0-5, Caleb Durbin 1-4, Nate Eaton 1-2, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 4-7, Marcelo Mayer 2-2, Andruw Monasterio 1-5, Carlos Narváez 0-3, Ceddanne Rafaela 2-8, Connor Wong 0-2, Masataka Yoshida 3-5

One of the key notes for the Red Sox is that they've homered in four straight games, a span in which they've hit nine total.

And here are a few more tidbits:

In his most recent start, Tolle allowed season-highs in runs (4) and hits (9) while striking out just three in six innings in last week's 4-3 loss to the Rays.

Tolle is 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in two career games (one start) against the Blue Jays.

Willson Contreras has reached base safely in 23 of his last 24 games, slashing .400/.460/.778/1.238 over that span.

On Wednesday, the Sox will send lефthandler Jake Bennett to the mound, followed by righthander Sonny Gray in Thursday's matinee.

Stay tuned for more updates from this exciting series!