Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Blue Jays

10-7

2-9

Final

Astros

8-9

Daikin Park

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Astros 9-2

The Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Monday, April 17, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Blue Jays 7-0 in the 1st inning. Corey Julks went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Santiago Espinal went 1-for-1 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Apr 17

Meyers hits 3-run homer as Astros beat Blue Jays 9-2

Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer in Houston’s seven-run first inning, and the Astros beat Kevin Gausman and the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 6-5 on the road; Astros 5-6 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

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

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

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Kevin Gausman SP

Probable starter · 12-9, 3.16 ERA, 237 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
4Daulton VarshoLF
5Matt Chapman3B
6Brandon Belt1B
7Danny JansenC
8Cavan Biggio2B
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Astros1st in AL West

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 4.56 ERA, 159 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Mauricio Dubon2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Jose Abreu1B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Corey JulksLF
8Jake MeyersCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 30,873
Officials: Pat Hoberg (Home Plate Umpire), Nestor Ceja (First Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Second Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Third Base Umpire)