Blue Jays host the Astros to begin 3-game series

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Houston Astros (37-42, fourth in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (38-39, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Monday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (1-0, 1.10 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (0-0)

LINE: Blue Jays -123, Astros +102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays start a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on Monday.

Toronto is 38-39 overall and 21-18 in home games. The Blue Jays have a 15-6 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Houston has a 37-42 record overall and a 17-21 record in road games. The Astros have gone 20-8 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 12 doubles and four home runs for the Blue Jays. Brandon Valenzuela is 11 for 30 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has a .322 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 15 doubles and 25 home runs. Jeremy Pena is 11 for 41 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .249 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Astros: 6-4, .238 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by four 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: 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.