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Houston Astros<\/a> (79-67, first in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> (83-62, first in the AL East)<\/p>\n

Toronto; Thursday, 3:07 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Cristian Javier<\/a> (1-2, 4.43 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman<\/a> (9-10, 3.63 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Blue Jays -158, Astros +132; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.<\/p>\n

Toronto has gone 46-25 in home games and 83-62 overall. The Blue Jays have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.23.<\/p>\n

Houston is 36-35 in road games and 79-67 overall. The Astros have a 56-26 record in games when they record at least eight hits.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Astros are ahead 4-1 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr<\/a>. has 33 doubles and 23 home runs for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette<\/a> is 16 for 40 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jose Altuve<\/a> has 22 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez<\/a> is 21 for 42 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .277 batting average, 3.88 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 4-6, .245 batting average, 3.85 ERA, outscored opponents by one run<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Santander<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Astros: Luis Garcia<\/a>: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney<\/a>: 60-Day IL (concussion \/ nasal), Brendan Rodgers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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