5 monster MLB series you’ll want to see live in June
By Eric Treuden
4. Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox, June 27-29
As things currently stand, the Toronto Blue Jays are in second in the AL East, eight and a half games behind the Yankees but four games up in the AL Wild Card race. The Boston Red Sox find themselves in fourth place in the division but they are just four games behind the Jays in the standings and will need to win at least two out of three against Toronto to keep things interesting in the division.
The Red Sox have had a shutdown bullpen and a very strong starting rotation this season but they, like the Astros, have a whole lot more offensive firepower to their name. Trevor Story has begun to turn things around after a rocky start and each of Rafael Devers, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts are performing well enough to earn some MVP votes down the line.
The Blue Jays are stacked top to bottom as well, as they have two of the frontrunners for AL Cy Young voting (Kevin Gausman, Alek Manoah) on their pitching staff alongside relief ace Jordan Romano and the big bats of George Springer, Bo Bichette, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and the breakout catcher Alejandro Kirk.