The Toronto Blue Jays (13-8) will host the Houston Astros (11-9), Saturday at 3:07 PM ET, with the Astros on a four-game winning run.
The Blue Jays are favored (-132 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Astros (+111). The Toronto Blue Jays will give the start to Jose Berrios (1-0, 4.60 ERA) looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Astros will counter with Luis Garcia (1-0, 4.60).
The Astros defeated the Blue Jays 11-7 yesterday, with Jose Urquidy getting the win (5.0 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 6 K) and Yordan Alvarez leading the way offensively (going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI). Trent Thornton (1.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Blue Jays.
To prepare for the Blue Jays vs. Astros matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s baseball action.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Blue Jays (-132, bet $132 to win $100)
- Underdog: Astros (+111, bet $100 to win $111)
- Over/under: 8.5
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Blue Jays Stats and Trends
Blue Jays Betting Records
- This season, the Blue Jays have won 10 out of the 14 games, or 71.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Toronto is 6-2 this season when entering a game favored by -132 or more on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.9% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
- Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of their 20 opportunities.
- The Blue Jays have an ATS record of 9-11-0 in 20 games with a spread this season.
José Berríos (Blue Jays Probable Starter)
- The Blue Jays will send Berrios (1-0) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in seven innings pitched on Monday in his last outing, a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in four games this season with a 4.91 ERA, 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .289.
- He’s looking to extend his two-game quality start streak.
- Berrios has pitched five or more innings in three straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- The Astros are batting .213 this season, 25th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .372 (17th in the league) with 24 home runs.
Blue Jays Batting Stats
- The Blue Jays lead Major League Baseball in home runs with 28.
- Fueled by 61 extra-base hits, the Blue Jays rank fourth in MLB with a .415 slugging percentage this season.
- Toronto ranks fifth in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
- The Blue Jays rank 11th in the league with 87 total runs scored this season.
- Toronto has the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
- The Blue Jays rank 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
Astros Stats and Trends
Astros Betting Records
- The Astros have been underdogs in six games this season and have come away with the win three times (50%) in those contests.
- Oddsmakers have given Houston the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +111 moneyline listed for this contest.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 47.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- Houston and their opponents have gone over in seven of their 20 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Astros are 8-12-0 against the spread in their 20 games that had a posted line this season.
Luis Garcia (Astros Probable Starter)
- Garcia gets the start for the Astros, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 4.60 ERA and 14 strikeouts through 15 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last time out came on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw six innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing five hits.
- In three games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.60, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .196 against him.
- Garcia will aim to pitch five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.1 frames per outing.
- The opposing Blue Jays offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is third in the league with 177 total hits and 11th in MLB action with 87 runs scored. They have the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.415) and are first in all of MLB with 28 home runs.
- Head-to-head against the Blue Jays this season, Garcia has thrown six innings, giving up five earned runs on five hits while striking out six.
Astros Batting Stats
- The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB play with 24 total home runs .
- So far this year, the Astros’ .372 slugging percentage is 17th in the league.
- Houston’s .213 batting average ranks 25th in MLB.
- The offense for the Astros is the No. 19 offense in MLB play scoring 4.0 runs per game (79 total runs).
- Houston ranks 23rd in baseball with a .291 on-base percentage.
- Astros hitters strike out 8.3 times per game, the 10th-lowest average in the league.
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Blue Jays vs. Astros: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Saturday, April 30, 2022
- Game Time: 3:07 PM ET
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV Channel: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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