The Houston Astros (11-9) will visit the Toronto Blue Jays (13-8), Saturday at 3:07 PM ET, with the Astros on a four-game winning run. The Blue Jays will give the start to Jose Berrios (1-0), and the Astros will counter with Luis Garcia (1-0).
The Astros claimed an 11-7 win against the Blue Jays yesterday. Jose Urquidy registered the win after he went five innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out six for his club.
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What time is Toronto vs. Houston?
- Game Day: Saturday, April 30, 2022
- Game Time: 15:07 ET, 14:07 CT, 13:07 MT, 12:07 PT
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win Toronto vs. Houston?
- Toronto odds: -139
- Houston odds: +119
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Who are the key players for Toronto?
Starting pitcher (Berríos)
- The Blue Jays' Berrios (1-0) will make his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings pitched against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.
- The 27-year-old has pitched to a 4.91 ERA this season with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.4 walks per nine across four games.
Key hitters
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has totaled 22 hits with a .369 on-base percentage and a .575 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Blue Jays. He is batting .301 with two doubles, six home runs and nine walks.
- George Springer paces his team with a .506 slugging percentage. He has five doubles, four home runs and five walks while hitting .286.
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is batting .276 with five doubles, two home runs and four walks.
- Santiago Espinal is hitting .273 with six doubles, two home runs and six walks.
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Who are the key players for Houston?
Starting pitcher (Garcia)
- Garcia (1-0) gets the starting nod for the Astros in his fourth start of the season. He's put together a 4.60 ERA in 15 2/3 innings pitched, with 14 strikeouts.
- In his last time out on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the right-hander tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 25-year-old has put together a 4.60 ERA and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings over three games this season, while giving up a batting average of .196 to his opponents.
- Garcia has a 7.5 ERA and a 1 WHIP against the Blue Jays this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .238 batting average over one appearance.
Key hitters
- Alex Bregman has accumulated an on-base percentage of .373, a team-best for the Astros.
- Yordan Alvarez's 15 hits pace his team.
- Jeremy Pena is batting .235 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and seven walks.
- Kyle Tucker has two doubles, four home runs and six walks while hitting .208.
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Key stats for Toronto vs. Houston
- The Toronto Blue Jays average 1.3 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 28 home runs in total.
- The Blue Jays average 1.5 homers per home game this season (16 total at home).
- The Astros strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- They have 113 strikeouts (8.3 per nine innings) in 14 away games this season.
- The Astros rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 24 home runs.
- They've hit 18 homers, an average of 1.3 per game, in 14 road contests this season.
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB.
- Blue Jays pitchers are striking out 8.2 hitters per nine innings in home games this season.
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