Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction MLB Picks 7/2/24

In this article, we will formulate a Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, July 2nd at the Rogers Centre. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Astros form and recent player performance 

-The Blue Jays recent form and recent play performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Toronto

-Recent betting trends in games played between Houston and Toronto

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Astros and Blue Jays. 

Blue Jays Offense Looks to Bounce Back

The Blue Jays offense really struggled on Monday afternoon, only scoring one run, and that led to the defeat. Ernie Clement hit a home run for the only run for the Blue Jays. Starting pitcher Yariel Rodriguez was actually strong, going 6.2 innings, giving up two hits and one run. The Blue Jays are averaging 3.95 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.58 runs per game. The offense is ranked 25th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 21st. Getting the start for the Blue Jays in this game will be Jose Berrios who sits with a 7-6 record and an ERA of 3.38. In his last start against the Yankees, he went seven innings giving up two hits and two runs. Vlad Guerrero Jr is dealing with a hand injury, and it’s unclear if he’s going to be able to go in this game. 

Astros Have Figured It Out

After such a slow start to the season, the Astros have figured it out, and they sit with a 43-41 victory. On Monday, the Astros pitching gave up only one run, and they ended up winning by two runs. Hunter Brown went six innings, giving up two hits and zero runs. Houston is averaging 4.65 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.24 runs per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 12th. They do have a run differential of 0.42 which is 10th in the league. Getting the start for the Astros will be Spencer Arrighetti, who sits with a 4-6 record and an ERA of 5.68. In his last start against the Colorado Rockies, he went seven innings, giving up three hits and zero runs. 

Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

This game is going to be lower scoring. Arrighetti in his last start gave up zero runs, and he’s going to step up again here. Berrios is on the mound, and he’s going to step up in a big way here. He gave up two runs in his last start, and he’s going to step up in a big way here. The Astros offense is going to really struggle to get anything going here. This game is going to be lower scoring and the under is going to cash.