Astros Host Blue Jays Saturday Night

Altuve Back in Lineup for Astros

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros will battle on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. Astros manager A.J. Hinch gave All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve the day off on Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. Hinch remains adamant that his top players need occasional days off. This is to lessen the potential for injuries from overwork. Altuve played in 105 of the Astros’ 108 games before this scheduled rest. Altuve is hitting .365 with 16 home runs and 62 RBIs. He was named American League Player of the Month this week. He recorded his 20th three-hit game on Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. Altuve leads the majors in batting and has 151 hits. The Blue Jays will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Marco Estrada in this game. Estrada has a 4-7 record and a 5.19 ERA this season. It’ll be Charlie Morton toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Right hander Morton is 9-4 with a 3.77 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game’s total opened at 9.5. The line is now Houston -170 on the moneyline. The total is now at 9. Houston was a 16-7 winner in the opener of this series. Bettors on Houston at -161 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (23) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.  

Toronto’s relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston’s relievers have pitched 10 innings in the last 3 games.

Toronto Blue Jays – M Estrada

Houston Astros – C Morton

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.26	27	4.37	9
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.41	18	4.16	8
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.93	1	5.06	22
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.02	9	5.04	20

Head To Head Detail

MLB Betting Trends

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing Houston
Toronto is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston

Houston Astros
Houston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston’s last 14 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games when playing Toronto
Houston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Toronto Blue Jays

Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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