This afternoon the Toronto Blue Jays host the Houston Astros for game 2 of their 3 game series.
Houston Astros (34-22) @ Toronto Blue Jays (26-30)
The Toronto Blue Jays earned their 3rd straight win with a 6-2 win at home versus the Astros yesterday. Starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez notched the win as he pitched 8 innings while giving up 1 earned runs on 6 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 3 and didn’t walk a batter. He threw 103 pitches in the game. He is now 5-4 on the season. Reliever Roberto Osuna pitched 1 inning while not giving up an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 3 batters. Shortstop Jose Reyes hit his 1st home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. It was his 13th and 14th rbis of the season. He struck out 1 time. Right-fielder Jose Bautista hit his 9th home run of the season. He was 1 for 3 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He walked once and struck out once. The rbis were his 33rd and 34th of the season. Left-fielder Chris Colabello was 3 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He upped his batting average to .366 on the season. He hit his 8th double of the season. The run batted in was his 17th of the season. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion was 1 for 3 with 1 run scored. He also walked one time. He hit his 7th double of the season. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. Center-fielder Kevin Pillar was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. He also struck out once. The Blue Jays had 9 hits in the game. Today their starting pitcher is right-handed Drew Hutchison. Hutchison is 4-1 with a 5.26 era and 54 strikeouts in 63.1 innings pitched. He’s made 11 starts this season. His last start, a no-decision, was May 31st at Minnesota. He pitched 5.1 innings while giving up 4 earned runs on 7 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 3 batters and walked none. He threw 82 pitches in the game. This is his 3rd season in MLB. Last season he recorded an 11-13 record in 32 starts with the Blue Jays. He had a 4.48 era with 184 strikeouts. Houston Astros‘ starting pitcher Roberto Hernandez was sacked with the loss as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up 5 earned runs on 9 hits. He gave up 2 home runs. He struck out 1 and walked 2 batters. He fell to 2-5 on the season. It was his 2nd straight loss. Reliever Joe Thatcher pitched 0.2 of an inning while not giving up an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter. Reliever Jake Buchanan pitched 0.2 of an inning while not giving up an earned run nor a hit. He walked 2 batters. Reliever Tony Sipp pitched 1 inning while not giving up an earned nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter. Catcher Jason Castro hit his 6th home run of the season. He was 1 for 3 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 13th of the season. Shortstop Jonathan Villar was 1 for 3 with 1 run scored. Right-fielder George Springer was 2 for 4. He struck out 1 time. Center-fielder Colby Rasmus was 1 for 3. 2nd baseman Jose Altuve was 1 for 4. He struck out 1 time. The Astros had 6 hits in the game. Today their starting pitcher is left-handed Brett Oberholtzer. Oberholtzer is 0-0 with a 3.24 era and 6 strikeouts in 8.1 innings pitched. This is only his 3rd start of the season. His last start, a no-decision, was June 1st at home versus the Orioles. He pitched 5.1 innings while giving up 2 earned runs on 7 hits. He struck out 3 and walked 2 batters. He threw 82 pitches in the game. This is his 3rd season in MLB and 3rd with the Astros. He has a 9-18 career record with a 3.82 era.
Toronto is 15-12 at home this season. They have scored 289 runs and allowed 250 runs on the season. Houston is 15-9 on the road this season. They have scored 237 runs and allowed 213 runs on the season.
The Astros are 4-1 versus the Blue Jays so far this season. Tomorrow’s game will be the last meeting of the season between the 2 teams.
Prediction: The Astros have lost 2 in a row but have only lost more than 2 in a row once all season. I expect them to rake the ball today.
Take the Astros 2.45 (Bet365)
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