In our MLB predictions for Saturday, we are taking a closer look at the American League showdown from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, to find out the best Blue Jays vs Astros betting pick and odds. Toronto meets Houston for the first time in 2022, opening a three-game series. The Blue Jays will start Alek Manoah, while the Astros will counter with Jose Urquidy.
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Blue Jays vs Astros Betting Pick
This game will be played at Minute Maid Park at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Why Bet The Blue Jays:
✅ Alek Manoah enjoyed a wonderful rookie campaign in 2021, posting a 9-2 record in 20 starts to go with a strong 3.22 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and 127/40 K/BB ratio across 111.2 innings. The 24-year-old righty started the new season on a high note. He’s allowed only a couple of earned runs on five hits and six walks while punching out 13 through 12 frames of work. Manoah has never met the Astros, who could struggle to figure out the righties’ repertoire.
✅ Jose Urquidi started the 2022 MLB season with five strong innings in a 4-1 road victory over the Los Angeles Angels. However, his second start was a complete disaster, as the 26-year-old righty surrendered six earned runs on eight hits and a couple of walks in four innings, picking up a loss in a 7-2 defeat at the Seattle Mariners. Last year, Urquidi met the Blue Jays twice and yielded eight earned runs (four homers) across 11.1 innings of work.
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✅ The Astros own a terrible .199 batting average. Their OPS of .637 ranks 22nd in the majors, so it’s fair to say that Houston’s lineup has been awful so far this season. Over their last five outings, the Astros have recorded an underwhelming .182/.282/.331 slash line.
Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays entered the Astros series looking for their third consecutive victory. They were coming off a three-game set against the Red Sox on the road, and after losing 2-1 in the opener, the Blue Jays outlasted Boston in the next two contests, 6-1 and 3-2.
Toronto has scored 52 runs through its first 13 games of the season. The Blue Jays have registered a .252/.315/.411 triple-slash, while their pitching staff carries a 3.79 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and .233 batting average against.
Houston Astros
The Astros lost their previous two series to the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels. Last Wednesday, they got blanked by the Halos 6-0, recording only one hit against Shohei Ohtani and the Angels’ shaky bullpen. On the other side, Jake Odorizzi couldn’t get out of the first inning.
Houston’s pitching staff owns a 3.50 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and .234 batting average against. The Astros’ bullpen has done a superb job thus far, posting a shiny 2.49 ERA and 3.23 FIP while striking out 10.1 per nine innings.