Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-7-23

Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays 6/7/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays 6/7/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Houston Astros will go against the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB action in Rogers Centre, CAN, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 7:07 PM ET.

 

The Houston Astros are again in the middle of the American League playoff battle and appear to be a squad capable of going far in the playoffs.

 

Houston won seven of their past ten games and is within striking distance of the hotly favored Rangers in the AL West after defeating the Blue Jays 11-4 on Monday night in game one of their series.

 

The Jays shut down the Astros’ bats in game two of the series on Tuesday night, losing 5-1. In the defeat, Houston managed just four hits and 16 strikeouts.

 

On Wednesday night, the Astros will use Ronal Blanco as a spot starter, giving ace Framber Valdez an extra day off. With only one of his ten appearances this season being a start, Blanco has a 1-0 record.

 

In 17.1 innings of play, Blanco allowed 23 hits. He now has a 1.90 WHIP and a 10.9 K/9 rate. On June 1, he displayed strong pitching in his lone start against the Angels.

 

Seven hits and two runs were allowed by Blanco during 5.1 innings of work. He got five hitters out while walking three.

 

This season, the Astros used 185 relief pitchers. This year, they made 16 saves and missed 6 of 22 chances to make saves.

 

The Astros’ relief pitchers entered the game in 54 save situations and had a 72.7% save percentage. The relief relievers accumulated 31 holds this season, which ranks 16th in baseball. 

 

  • The Houston Astros are 14-6 SU in their last 20 matches.
  • The Houston Astros are 4-1 SU in their last five matches on the road.
  • The total went UNDER in 10 of Houston’s last 14 matches on the road against Toronto.

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Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 6/7/2023

 

The Blue Jays have a winning record going into their game on Wednesday night, but they did not show enough consistency to move up the standings in the tight AL East Division.

 

The Blue Jays are in fourth place in the division, behind the Yankees, Orioles, and Rays, who are currently in first.

 

The Jays won six of eight games after dropping the series opener to the Astros, but they could not overtake the Astros in the division.

 

Tuesday night, starter Kevin Gausman pitched seven innings, gave up just four hits and one run, struck out 13 batters, and won 5-1 despite allowing a home run in the first inning.

 

Three Blue Jays, including former Astro George Springer, hit solo home runs.

 

Game three of the series against the Astros will feature experienced righty Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays. Bassitt’s first campaign with the Blue Jays in this game, and he has a 6-4 record and a 3.41 ERA.

 

Out of his 12 starts this season, he made nine quality starts and gave up 53 hits in 74 innings pitched. Bassitt made five starts at home so far this year and is 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA, with four of those appearances being strong starts.

 

At home, Bassitt has an 8.9 K/9 rate and a 0.89 WHIP.

 

With a collective ERA of 3.91 (235 earned runs allowed), the Toronto pitching staff allowed 260 runs this season. They ranked 10th in the league for runs allowed per nine innings (4.32) and gave up 82 home homers.

 

As of this point in the season, the Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.277 and a FIP of 4.40. THEY ACHIEVED a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (572 strikeouts against 203 bases on balls).

 

With 488 total hits allowed, their pitching staff is ranked 10th in MLB.

 

  • The total went UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last seven matches.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays are 5-1 SU in their last six matches.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays are 4-8 SU in their last 12 matches at home.

Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB pick for this game is the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays are best positioned to defeat the Astros in game three.

 

Bassitt excelled at home this season, where he made four quality starts out of five and has a WHIP of just 0.89. When pitching at home, Bassitt’s K/9 rate increases by roughly two strikeouts.

 

In Bassitt’s past two home starts this year, Toronto triumphed in each game. Blanco will take the mound for the Astros on Tuesday night against a Jays team that won four of its last five games in only his second start of the season.

 

Blue Jays could expect to move around the bases quite a bit in this game, given that Blanco’s WHIP is almost two. The Toronto Blue Jays will win to a predicted score of 8-4.

 

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Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays 6/7/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

MLB Starting Time: 7:07 PM ET

 

Location: Rogers Centre, CAN

 

Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023

 

TV: Sportsnet

 

MLB Odds: Houston Astros +136

 

MLB Totals: 9.5

 

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