The Toronto Blue Jays (14-8) will host the Houston Astros (11-10), in the final game of a three-game series, Sunday at 1:37 PM ET. On the hill for the Blue Jays will be Kevin Gausman (1-1), opposed by the Astros' Framber Valdez (1-1).
The Blue Jays won 2-1 yesterday against the Astros. Jose Berrios picked up the win. He went 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on seven hits while striking out five for his squad.
Look for all the detailed information about this matchup including the date, time, TV channel and how to stream it live online free. You can watch this game live in the US on FuboTV (7-day free trial).
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What time is Toronto vs. Houston?
- Game Day: Sunday, May 1, 2022
- Game Time: 13:37 ET, 12:37 CT, 11:37 MT, 10:37 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: -165
- Houston odds: +143
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Who are the key players for Toronto?
Starting pitcher (Gausman)
- Gausman (1-1) will take to the mound for the Blue Jays and make his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up no earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, 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 0.0 walks per nine across four games.
Key hitters
- George Springer has racked up 24 hits with a .360 on-base percentage and a .588 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Blue Jays. He is batting .300 with five doubles, six home runs and five walks.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .286 with two doubles, six home runs and nine walks.
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is hitting .288 with six doubles, two home runs and four walks.
- Santiago Espinal is batting .261 with six doubles, two home runs and six walks.
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Who are the key players for Houston?
Starting pitcher (Valdez)
- Valdez (1-1) takes the mound first for the Astros in his fifth start of the season. He's put together a 3.15 ERA in 20 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, when the lefty went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering no earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.15, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opposing batters have a .222 batting average against him.
Key hitters
- Yordan Alvarez has a team-high OBP (.373), while leading the Astros in hits (16).
- Alex Bregman is batting .233 with three doubles, four home runs and 14 walks.
- Jeremy Pena has three doubles, a triple, four home runs and seven walks while batting .222.
- Kyle Tucker is batting .224 with two doubles, four home runs and six walks.
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Key stats for Toronto vs. Houston
- The Toronto Blue Jays average 1.4 home runs per game and have hit a league-high 30 home runs in total.
- The Blue Jays average 1.5 homers per game when playing at home this season (18 total in home outings).
- The Astros strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- Their pitchers strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings in road games this season.
- The Astros' 25 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
- They have averaged 1.3 home runs per game in their 15 road contests this season.
- The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 19th in the league.
- Blue Jays pitchers have an 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings rate in home games this season.
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