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The Blue Jays hope Edwin Encarnacion's power surge continues as they try to wrap up their third series sweep at Fenway Park since the start of 2012 on Thursday.
Encarnacion has homered seven times in his last six games and twice in each of first two of this series after connecting for his 12th and 13th home runs in Wednesday's 6-4 victory. He's the first player to record four two-homer games in a month since Troy Tulowitski in September 2010.
The third baseman hit two homers in his first 32 contests but has 11 and 21 RBIs in his past 15. He's also driven in 14 runs in his last 13 matchups with Boston, with 10 extra-base hits.
"He's a dangerous hitter with tremendous power," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "You make mistakes, he makes you pay."
Buehrle has been especially dominant away from home, going 4-0 with a 1.25 ERA in five outings. He yielded two runs over 6 2/3 innings in a 4-2 win at Texas on Saturday, not getting the decision.
Boston, however, reached him for a season-worst six earned runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings of an 8-1 win April 25. Buehrle has gone 8-10 with a 4.53 ERA in 24 career starts against Boston.
The Red Sox (20-25) have scored 14 runs during a six-game slide -- their longest since dropping eight in a row to end the 2013 season. A loss Thursday would leave them with their first winless homestand of at least six games since going 0-6 from June 10-15, 1994.
Boston's starting pitchers have also played a major role in the losing streak, posting a 6.68 ERA and failing to complete more than six innings in any game.
Lester (4-5, 2.67) supplied the best performance in that stretch, allowing a run and four hits over five innings of a 1-0 loss to Detroit on Friday. The Red Sox managed three hits..
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