Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB

Astros

36-27

2-3

Final

Blue Jays

36-28

Rogers Centre

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOR	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	X	3

Who won: Blue Jays 3-2

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays win the series 3-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 5th inning. Alex Bregman went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Jun 8

Berríos earns victory as Blue Jays beat Astros 3-2

José Berríos became the latest Blue Jays pitcher to turn in a strong start against the Houston Astros.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 3-1.
Astros 18-13 on the road; Blue Jays 18-11 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 12-11, 3.45 ERA, 200 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Jose Altuve2B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Jose Abreu1B
7Chas McCormickLF
8Jake MeyersCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Jose Berrios SP

Probable starter · 11-12, 3.65 ERA, 184 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Matt Chapman3B
5Alejandro KirkC
6Brandon BeltDH
7Whit MerrifieldLF
8Santiago Espinal2B
9Kevin KiermaierCF

The series

TOR wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 3, Astros 2 (Jun 7)

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Game info

Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 28,284
Officials: Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), Scott Barry (First Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)