Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Blue Jays

11-8

1-8

Final

Astros

9-10

Daikin Park

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Astros 8-1

The Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Blue Jays 6-1 in the 8th inning. Jeremy Pena went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · May 2

Garcia dominant, Peña homers as Astros beats Toronto 8-1

- Luis Garcia tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven shutout innings, Jeremy Peña capped a six-run eighth with a three-run homer and the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 7-6 on the road; Astros 6-7 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

Jose Berrios SP

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

Lineup

1George SpringerDH
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Daulton VarshoLF
5Matt Chapman3B
6Alejandro KirkC
7Whit Merrifield2B
8Kevin KiermaierCF
9Nathan LukesRF

Astros1st in AL West

Luis Garcia SP

Probable starter · 2-2, 4.00 ERA, 31 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 4, Astros 2 (Apr 18)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 40,545
Officials: Alex Mackay (Home Plate Umpire), Brian O'Nora (First Base Umpire), Pat Hoberg (Second Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Third Base Umpire)