46 Ryan Dempster, SP

Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Dempster allowed three homers and six runs in five innings during Sunday's 12-4 loss to the Blue Jays. Dempster (2-4) allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out six.

Jose Bautista led off the second inning with the first homer. Emilio Bonifacio hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Edwin Encarnacion added a solo shot in the fifth.

Dempster heads into his next start Saturday at Minnesota with a two-game losing streak. The streak started Tuesday against the Twins after he allowed two earned runs in seven innings of a 6-1 loss.

Red Sox starter Ryan Dempster completed seven innings on Tuesday at home against the Twins. Unfortunately, Scott Diamond was much sharper and blanked Boston over a stellar effort.

Dempster threw 110 pitches as he allowed four runs -- two earned -- on five hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. His one walk was a season low. The loss dropped him under .500 at 2-3.

Dempster, who has a 2.93 ERA, had won his previous two outings and now has 55 Ks over 43 innings, as he's in the top five in the American League in Ks. Dempster will look to get back on the winning track when he next takes the ball Sunday against Toronto.

With two starts on the way, Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Dempster has been bumped into the top 25 in Al Melchior's Week 6 (May 6-12) Pitching Forecaster.

Dempster is set to take on the Twins and Blue Jays this week coming off his fifth quality start in six outings Thursday. He limited the Blue Jays to one earned run in six innings in his last outing against them. Dempster is already being started in 71 percent of CBSSports.com Fantasy leagues, and there is little reason for him not to be started in all leagues this week.

Toronto ranks 26th in the league in runs scored per game (3.53), while the Twins also have a below-average offense through their first 25 games of the season.