Houston Astros (36-25, second in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (34-28, fourth in the AL East)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Ronel Blanco (1-0, 4.15 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (6-4, 3.41 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Blue Jays -156, Astros +132; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
Toronto has a 16-11 record in home games and a 34-28 record overall. The Blue Jays have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .264.
Houston is 36-25 overall and 18-11 on the road. Astros hitters have a collective .318 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the AL.
Wednesday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Astros are up 3-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has 11 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 41 RBI for the Blue Jays. Daulton Varsho is 11-for-38 with a double, four home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Mauricio Dubon has a .294 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 10 doubles, a triple and two home runs. Alex Bregman is 12-for-37 with two home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .266 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Astros: 6-4, .269 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Matt Chapman: day-to-day (toe), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (groin), Mitchell White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Pop: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
Astros: Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Altuve: day-to-day (oblique), Jose Urquidy: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Brantley: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
