Blue Jays face the Astros leading series 1-0

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Houston Astros (78-67, first in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (83-61, first in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Jason Alexander (4-1, 4.68 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (9-5, 4.02 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -134, Astros +113; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays face the Houston Astros, leading the series 1-0.

Toronto has a 46-24 record in home games and an 83-61 record overall. The Blue Jays have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.24.

Houston is 78-67 overall and 35-35 on the road. The Astros have a 47-7 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams match up Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Astros lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has 28 doubles, two triples and nine home runs for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 10 for 37 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Yainer Diaz has 21 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 61 RBIs for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 19 for 41 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .270 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Astros: 3-7, .246 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored by three runs

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

Astros: Luis Garcia: day-to-day (elbow), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney: 60-Day IL (concussion / nasal), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), 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.