Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Blue Jays

11-7

4-2

Final

Astros

8-10

Daikin Park

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Blue Jays 4-2

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 4th inning. Matt Chapman went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Apr 18

Chapman, Bassitt power Blue Jays to 4-2 win over Astros

Matt Chapman had a home run and a double to extend his hot start to the season and Chris Bassitt carried a shutout in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 7-5 on the road; Astros 5-7 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Oct 1

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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

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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

Chris Bassitt SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.60 ERA, 186 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

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

Astros1st in AL West

Jose Urquidy SP

Probable starter · 3-3, 5.29 ERA, 45 K, 1.43 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 9, Blue Jays 2 (Apr 17)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 32,602
Officials: Nestor Ceja (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Pat Hoberg (Third Base Umpire)