Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox Watch Live FREE Streaming Online of Major League Baseball from Fenway Park in Boston at 7:10 PM ET

Mired in their longest skid under manager John Farrell, the Red Sox have been playing more like the team that finished last in the AL East in 2012 than the one that won the World Series last season.

The Red Sox will try to avoid a fifth straight loss Tuesday night when they open a three-game series against the Blue Jays, who seek their sixth win in eight games.

Boston (20-23) didn't lose four in a row at any point during its championship run in Farrell's first season, making this slide the club's worst since dropping eight straight to close out 2012.

That team had a respectable offense but finished with one of the highest ERAs in baseball en route to a 69-93 record.

This year's version isn't getting it done in either area. Boston has totaled six runs and hit .189 in the last four games, while the rotation has posted a 5.73 ERA in the past six following Sunday night's 6-2 home loss to Detroit.

"We've got to be better in all phases," Farrell told the team's official website. "Toronto comes in here, and this is a team that's playing well. Collectively, we have to be better all the way around."

Farrell's club, which totaled 16 runs while taking two of three in Toronto from April 25-27, will try to regroup in this set before opening a stretch of 24 of 36 on the road.

The Blue Jays (23-22) had posted a 1.76 ERA over a five-game road winning streak before Sunday's 6-2 loss to Texas.

Toronto slugger Jose Bautista, who has three hits -- all home runs -- in 14 at-bats against Doubront, is 11 for 23 with five homers and 10 RBIs in his last six games at Fenway.

The Blue Jays have dropped five of seven in Boston.

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