LEADING OFF: Blue Jays bop at Fenway, Rays-Chisox meet up

A look at what's happening around the majors today:

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MONSTER MASH

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the bashing Blue Jays try to keep up their power surge at Fenway Park.

Teoscar Hernández hit a pair of three-run shots over the Green Monster as Toronto hit eight home runs — the most ever allowed in a game by the Red Sox — in an 18-4 romp Sunday.

The Blue Jays have hit 13 homers the past two days in Boston, with nine of them clearing the Monster.

Marcus Semien, meanwhile, stretched his road hitting streak to 26 games, best in the majors since Dexter Fowler hit safely in 27 straight road games for the Cubs from September 2015 to May 2016.

Blue Jays rookie Alek Manoah (1-0, 3.14 ERA) starts the series finale against Nathan Eovaldi (7-3, 4.11).

WINDY CITY SHOWDOWN

The teams with the best two records in the majors meet in Chicago when the Rays take on the White Sox in a three-game set.

Randy Arozarena and Tampa Bay are 42-24 and have won 23 of their last 28. Jose Abreu and the White Sox are 41-24.

“It should be a very fun series,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “They’re a talented team. You kind of saw it coming over the last couple seasons. You saw the youth that they had, and now those guys have evolved. They added some big pieces. Their pitching has been tremendous.”

Lance Lynn (7-1, 1.23 ERA) starts for the White Sox against Tyler Glasnow (5-2, 2.57).

CHECK HIM

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. gets a break, a day after he exited a 6-4 win in Miami with what the team said was right pectoral soreness.

“I don’t see this being lingering,” manager Brian Snitker said.

Acuña is hitting .282 with 18 home runs and 39 RBIs.

The Braves are off until starting a series at home against...

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