A fresh batch of injuries has rattled Toronto’s pitching rotation, but it looks like Marco Estrada (4.48 ERA) will make his scheduled start on Wednesday. The Jays are 7-8 behind Estrada this year for 0.92 units in earnings, and he’s given up just five earned runs in his last four games combined; current Astros have a combined .698 lifetime OPS off Estrada, well below their .771 average on the season.
Pitching opposite Estrada is two-time All-Star and former AL Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel (3.90 ERA). This hasn’t been Keuchel’s finest hour; Houston is 3.08 units in the red with their star lefty on the mound, going 7-8 while providing 4.75 runs per game in support, down from 5.10 runs overall. But it looks like Keuchel may have ironed out the bugs, pitching six scoreless innings in each of his last two starts.
MLB Odds: Jays-Astros at the Juice Box
The Toronto Blue Jays (36-41, minus-5.45 betting units) will be tested this Wednesday afternoon when they visit the defending champion Houston Astros (52-27, plus-6.16 units) in the third of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. Sportsnet has the coverage beginning at 2:10 PM ET.
Marco Estrada (4.48 ERA) is scheduled to take the hill for Toronto opposite former AL Cy Young southpaw Dallas Keuchel (3.90 ERA). The Jays are up 0.92 units behind Estrada on a team record of 7-8; Houston is also 7-8 for Keuchel, but that’s only good for a loss of 3.08 units.
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