The Toronto Blue Jays will look for continued power from a hitter on a roll versus the Houston Astros on Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. ET, at Rogers Centre. Kazuma Okamoto is on a two-game homer streak. Shane Bieber (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Blue Jays, who are 39-39 this season and third in the AL East. Peter Lambert (6-4, 3.23 ERA) is the expected starter for the Astros, who are 37-43 and fourth in the AL West.
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Injury reportsBlue Jays
Addison Barger: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Back), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60 Day IL (Knee), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Astros
Nick Allen: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Braden Shewmake: 10 Day IL (Groin), LaMonte Wade: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeremy Pena: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Stats to know
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit four home runs this season. He has also tallied 32 RBIs and has scored 42 runs. In 312 plate appearances, he has recorded a .283 BA, .365 OBP and .372 SLG with a 10.9% walk rate and a 10.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on six attempts.
In 306 plate appearances, Ernie Clement has slashed .293/.314/.439 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 28 runs with a strikeout rate of 10.5% and a walk rate of 3.3%. He has come around to score 35 times.
Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .323/.431/.639 this season with 25 home runs (2nd in MLB), 56 RBIs (5th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.070 (1st in MLB). He has a 16.9% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate in 343 plate appearances, and he has scored 55 total runs.
In 327 plate appearances, Christian Walker has hit 18 long balls (12th in MLB), tallied 52 RBIs (12th in MLB) and scored 43 runs. He is batting .238/.312/.476 and has posted a 21.7% strikeout rate and an 8.6% walk rate.
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