Toronto Blue Jays (13-8) vs Houston Astros (11-9)
Game Info: Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 3:07 pm (Rogers Centre)
Jose Berrios (1-0) (4.91) vs Luis Garcia (1-0) (4.60)
Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -125 / Houston Astros +105 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Houston Astros will play the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of their series on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
The Houston Astros are 11-9 this season and have won four games in a row. Houston won Game 1 on Friday night by a score of 11-7. The Houston pitching staff has a 3.65 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average this season. The Astros offense has scored 79 runs with a .213 batting average and a .291 on base percentage. Kyle Tucker is batting .208 with four home runs and 15 RBI’s for the Astros this season. The projected starter for Houston is Luis Garcia, who is 1-0 with a 4.60 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP over 15.2 innings pitched.
The Toronto Blue Jays are 13-8 this season and have lost two of their last three games. Prior to the Game 1 loss, Toronto won three out of four games against Boston. The Toronto pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .244 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 87 runs with a .250 batting average and a .309 on base percentage this year. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .301 with six home runs and 16 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this year. The projected starter for Toronto is Jose Berrios, who is 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP over 18.1 innings pitched this season.
Houston is 5-1 in their last 6 games and 2-8 in their last 10 Saturday games. The under is 4-0 in Houston’s last 4 Saturday games. Toronto is 21-5 in their last 26 Saturday games and 38-18 in their last 56 games. The under is 8-4 in Toronto’s last 12 games. Houston is 6-2 in these two teams last 8 head to head meetings. The under is 4-2 in these two teams last 6 head to head meetings.
Houston has won four games in a row and is coming off of an exciting win on Friday night. These two starting pitchers have similar ERA’s, but Garcia has a much lower WHIP. Garcia gave up 5 runs in his last outing against Toronto, which came just six days ago. I am taking the Blue Jays at home.