Blue Jays face the Astros leading series 1-0

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Houston Astros (37-43, fourth in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (39-39, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 4:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert (6-4, 3.23 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 58 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (0-0)

LINE: Blue Jays -138, Astros +114; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros.

Toronto is 22-18 at home and 39-39 overall. The Blue Jays have the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play at .250.

Houston is 17-22 on the road and 37-43 overall. The Astros have a 20-8 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has four home runs, 34 walks and 32 RBIs while hitting .283 for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 13 for 37 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 15 doubles, 25 home runs and 56 RBIs for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 12 for 40 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .257 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Astros: 6-4, .244 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Jeremy Pena: day-to-day (hamstring), Braden Shewmake: 10-Day IL (groin), Nick Allen: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.