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Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays Preview & Picks – Astros To Avenge Tuesday's MLB Defeat

leigh-copson
03 Jul 2024
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Leigh Copson 03 Jul 2024
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  • Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays picks for Wednesday, July 3
  • MLB matchup is taking place at Rogers Centre
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    Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays Preview & Picks
  • Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays Preview & Picks
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  • Houston Astros Form
  • Toronto Blue Jays Form

Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays Preview & Picks

Houston are tipped to avenge last night's loss in Toronto.

The Astros are in great form despite their loss and starting pitcher Ronel Blanco has already posted a no-hitter against the Blue Jays this season.

  • Houston Astros are 9-2 in their last 11 games
  • Houston pitcher Ronel Blanco is 8-3 with a 2.49 ERA this season
  • Ronel Blanco is 1-0 with a 1.20 ERA & 12 strikeouts against Toronto in his career
  • The Under has cashed in 6 of the last 8 meetings

Head To Head

  • Houston Astros lead the regular season series 3-2
  • Toronto Blue Jays won 7-6 when the two teams last met on July 3

Houston Astros Form

Houston entered this series as one of the form teams in Major League Baseball, having won nine of their previous 10 games.

The Astros issued an immediate response to a 2-0 defeat in Chicago by beating the White Sox over the next two games, 4-1 and 5-3.

They then returned home to impressive sweep Baltimore in a three-game series, downing the Orioles 14-11, 5-1 and 7-1.

Houston’s win streak reached seven games as they swept Colorado in a two-game home series, beating the Rockies 5-2 and 7-1, but it finally ended with a 7-2 defeat at the New York Mets.

The Astros issued an emphatic response to that loss though as they won the next two meetings with the Mets, 9-6 and 10-5.

Toronto Blue Jays Form

Toronto came into this series in poor form despite registering a couple of victories last week.

The Blue Jays had lost nine of their previous 12 games, starting with 7-3, 4-3 and 7-3 defeats at home to Boston.

They then went out on the road and saw their losing skid reach six games as they were swept by the Guardians in Cleveland, losing 7-1, 6-3 and 6-5.

Toronto felt to a 7-6 defeat in Boston after that, but they were finally able to end their skid at seven games when they won the second meeting with the Red Sox, 9-4.

The Blue Jays followed that up with a 9-2 home win against the New York Yankees, but had to settle for a split of the series as they then sandwiched a 9-3 win with 16-5 and 8-1 losses.

Verdict

Ronel Blanco has dominated Toronto so far in his career, so we expect a response from Houston after last night's defeat.

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Best Bet2: Under 8.5 Total Runs @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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