All games on WSCR-AM 670.
Season series:
Blue Jays lead 2-1.
Friday:
7:10 p.m., CSN Plus, CLTV. LH Aaron Laffey (0-0, 2.14) vs. RH Jake Peavy (6-5, 2.96).
Saturday:
3:10 p.m., CSN. LH Ricky Romero (8-3, 5.35) vs. RH Gavin Floyd (6-8, 4.91).
Sunday:
1:10 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9. LH Brett Cecil (2-1, 5.64) vs. RH Dylan Axelrod (0-1, 4.91).
Who’s hot:
Toronto slugger Jose Bautista entered Thursday with an eight-game hitting streak with three home runs in that span. Center fielder Colby Rasmus was batting .308 with two homers in his last 13 at-bats. Sox right fielder Alex Rios is batting .488 with three homers, nine RBIs and eight runs during a 10-game hitting streak. Alexei Ramirez is batting .409 with 14 RBIs and 11 runs in his last 18 games.
Who’s not:
Romero has allowed 16 earned runs in his last nine innings. Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia was 2-for-11 entering Thursday. Sox leadoff batter Alejandro De Aza is 2-for-10. Reliever Hector Santiago has allowed seven earned runs in his last nine appearances.
