On Sunday, the Houston Astros (11-10) are visiting the Toronto Blue Jays (14-8), at 1:37 PM ET, in the final game of a three-game set.
The Astros are an underdog (+128 moneyline odds to win) when they visit the Blue Jays (-151). The scheduled starters are Kevin Gausman (1-1) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Framber Valdez (1-1) for the Houston Astros.
Yesterday, the Blue Jays claimed a 2-1 win over the Astros, with Jose Berrios (5.2 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 5 K) earning the win for the Blue Jays. George Springer finished 2-for-3 with two home runs and two RBI to lead the offense. Luis Garcia (6 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 5 K) picked up the loss for the Astros.
Ahead of the Blue Jays vs. Astros matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s baseball action.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Blue Jays (-151, bet $151 to win $100)
- Underdog: Astros (+128, bet $100 to win $128)
- Over/under: 7.5
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Blue Jays Stats and Trends
Blue Jays Betting Records
- The Blue Jays have won 11, or 73.3%, of the 15 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Toronto has entered eight games this season favored by -151 or more and is 6-2 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win from the Blue Jays, based on the moneyline, is 60.2%.
- Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of their 21 opportunities.
- In 21 games with a spread this season, the Blue Jays are 9-12-0 ATS.
Kevin Gausman (Blue Jays Probable Starter)
- The Blue Jays will hand the ball to Gausman (1-1) for his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings while giving up no earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 2.19 ERA this season with 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 0 walks per nine across four games.
- He’s going for his third straight quality start.
- Gausman will look to finish five or more innings for the fifth start in a row.
- The Astros have scored 80 runs this season, which ranks 20th in MLB. They are batting .214 for the campaign with 25 home runs, fourth in the league.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 31-year-old’s 2.19 ERA ranks 19th, 1.014 WHIP ranks 27th, and 11.3 K/9 ranks 10th.
Blue Jays Batting Stats
- No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Blue Jays, who have connected on 30 this season.
- Hitters for the Blue Jays have a combined .416 slugging percentage this season, which ranks third in MLB.
- Toronto ranks sixth in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
- The Blue Jays have scored the 12th-most runs in the league this season with 89 (four per game).
- Toronto has an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
- The Blue Jays rank 21st with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
Astros Stats and Trends
Astros Betting Records
- The Astros have been chosen as underdogs in seven games this year and have walked away with the win three times (42.9%) in those games.
- Houston has played as an underdog of +128 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 43.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- Houston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of their 21 opportunities.
- The Astros have an against the spread mark of 9-12-0 in 21 games with a line this season.
Framber Valdez (Astros Probable Starter)
- Valdez (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Astros in his fifth start of the season. He has a 3.15 ERA in 20 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Tuesday, the left-hander threw 6 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up no earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- During four games this season, the 28-year-old has a 3.15 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .222 to opposing batters.
- Valdez is trying to secure his third quality start of the season in this outing.
- Valdez has pitched five or more innings in a game two times this season entering this game.
- The opposing Blue Jays offense has the third-ranked slugging percentage (.416) and ranks first in home runs hit (30) in all of MLB. They have a collective .248 batting average, and are second in the league with 183 total hits and 12th in MLB play scoring 89 runs.
Astros Batting Stats
- The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB play with 25 total home runs .
- So far this season, the Astros are 18th in baseball, slugging .370.
- Houston’s .214 batting average ranks 25th in MLB.
- The offense for the Astros is the No. 20 offense in baseball scoring 3.8 runs per game (80 total runs).
- Houston ranks 23rd in baseball with a .290 on-base percentage.
- The Astros’ 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the league.
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Blue Jays vs. Astros: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Sunday, May 1, 2022
- Game Time: 1:37 PM ET
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV Channel: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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