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The Houston Astros (43-42), led by Yordan Alvarez on a two-game home run streak, are -114 favorites on the moneyline to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (39-46). First pitch is set for 7:07 PM ET Wednesday, live from Rogers Centre and airing on SCHN.
Houston’s Ronel Blanco and Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi have been named the starters for this contest.
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Astros and Blue Jays Betting Trends
The Astros have a 32-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
Houston has a record of 30-28 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter (51.7% winning percentage).
This season, the Blue Jays have been the underdog 34 times and won nine, or 26.5%, of those games.
Toronto has a record of 8-22 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least -105 on the moneyline.
The Astros have had an over/under set by bookmakers 85 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 32 of those games (32-49-4).
So far this season, the Blue Jays and their opponents have hit the over in 40 of their 85 games with a total.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros rank 11th in runs scored with 397, 4.7 per game.
Houston is seventh-best in baseball with 100 total home runs.
The Astros have a league-best .263 batting average.
Houston strikes out 6.8 times per game, the fewest Ks in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 8.7 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
Houston has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.07).
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays have scored the 23rd-most runs in the league this season with 343 (four per game).
Toronto’s 78 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .235 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
Toronto ranks fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 Ks per contest.
The Blue Jays strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
Toronto has pitched to a 4.31 ERA this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Blanco makes the start for the Astros, his 16th of the season. He is 8-3 with a 2.49 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 90 1/3 innings pitched.
Alvarez leads Houston in runs batted in with 46 and has a batting average of .297.
Jose Altuve’s batting average of .308 leads all Houston hitters this season.
Alex Bregman has collected 80 base hits, an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
Jeremy Pena is batting .278 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .388 this season.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
The Blue Jays’ Kikuchi (4-8) will make his 18th start of the season.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays with 13 home runs and 50 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .298.
George Springer is batting .215 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 34 walks.
Justin Turner is batting .250 with 15 doubles, five home runs and 37 walks.
Daulton Varsho is hitting .195 with 14 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 29 walks.
Astros and Blue Jays Injuries
Astros: Kyle Tucker: 10 Day IL (Shin), Victor Caratini: 10 Day IL (Hip), Jake Bloss: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Verlander: 15 Day IL (Neck), Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Blue Jays: Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jordan Romano: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alek Manoah: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
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