Toronto Blue Jays (12-11, third in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (11-11, fourth in the AL West)
Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Christopher Michael Bassitt (2-0, 0.77 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Astros: Ronel Blanco (1-2, 6.48 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -111, Blue Jays -108; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays head into the matchup with the Houston Astros as losers of three straight games.
Houston has a 7-6 record at home and an 11-11 record overall. Astros hitters have a collective .304 on-base percentage, the ninth-ranked percentage in the AL.
Toronto is 4-6 on the road and 12-11 overall. The Blue Jays have the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play at .252.
Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeremy Pena has three doubles and three home runs for the Astros. Cam Smith is 9-for-34 with three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
Andres Gimenez leads the Blue Jays with three home runs while slugging .349. Anthony Santander is 9-for-43 with two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .248 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Blue Jays: 4-6, .245 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)
Blue Jays: Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Matthew Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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