Red Sox-Blue Jays series thumbnails

at Rogers Centre

Records: Boston is 82-71 (second place in the American League East); Toronto is 80-72 (third place in the American League East).

Tonight: (7:07, NESN, WEEI 850): RHP Julian Tavarez (3-4. 4.89) vs. LHP Ted Lilly (14-12, 4.44)

Tomorrow: (4:07 p.m., NESN, WEEI): RHP Devern Hansack (debut) vs. RHP A.J. Burnett (8-8, 3.97)

Sunday: (1:07 p.m., NESN, WEEI): RHP Kyle Snyder (4-4, 6.28) vs. LHP Gustavo Chacin (8-3, 4.87)

Monday: (7:07 p.m., NESN, WEEI): RHP Tim Wakefield (7-10, 4.50) vs. RHP Josh Towers (1-10, 9.16)

Head to head: Toronto has won nine of 14 meetings this season.

Miscellany: Toronto ace Roy Halladay left Wednesday night's start at New York with a strained right forearm. The 16-game winner will be out indefinitely . . . Hansack, 28, will make his major league debut after going 8-7 with a 3.26 ERA in 31 games for Double A Portland. He pitched eight innings for the victory in the decisive Game 5 of the Eastern League Championship Series . . . Lilly is 3-1 with an ERA of 2.49 in four September starts . . . Chacin is 4-0 in six career starts against Boston.