The Toronto Blue Jays are on a roll, now sitting just one game back of the first place Orioles in the AL East. The Red Sox have a stranglehold on the bottom spot in the division, and they come into Toronto without two big bats in Hanley Ramirez and Dustin Pedroia.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Red Sox will send Clay Buchholz to the mound, looking for his third straight win. Buchholz (5-6, 3.68 ERA) has given up just one earned run over 14 innings in wins over Baltimore and Atlanta in his last two outings. He's seen plenty of the Blue Jays over his career, with mixed results. The veteran has given up 12 runs on 21 hits in 15 innings in three starts versus Toronto this season. The Jays hand the ball to R.A. Dickey, who is 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA at home this season.

2. Home Cookin' - The Jays have won 11 of their last 14 at Rogers Center, while the Red Sox are 17-23 on the road this season.

3. X-Factor - Catcher Russell Martin is 6-for19 (.319) with four home runs lifetime versus Buchholz.

Selection: This is a play on the Toronto Blue Jays (10*)