Astros vs. Blue Jays Probable Starting Pitchers Today – July 3

By Lineups Staff | Aug 23, 2024, 7:48am

Yordan Alvarez brings a two-game homer streak into the Houston Astros‘ (43-42) game against the Toronto Blue Jays (39-46) at 7:07 PM ET on Wednesday, at Rogers Centre.

The Astros will give the ball to Ronel Blanco (8-3, 2.49 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 9 on the season, and the Blue Jays will turn to Yusei Kikuchi (4-8, 4.18 ERA).

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Astros vs. Blue Jays Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Time: 7:07 PM ET
TV: SCHN
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Venue: Rogers Centre
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Blanco – HOU (8-3, 2.49 ERA) vs Kikuchi – TOR (4-8, 4.18 ERA)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Ronel Blanco

Blanco (8-3) will take the mound for the Astros, his 16th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the New York Mets.
The 30-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with an ERA of 2.49, a 2.27 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.007.
In 15 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in nine of them.
Blanco has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
In 15 appearances this season, he has finished four without allowing an earned run.
The 30-year-old’s 2.49 ERA ranks seventh, 1.007 WHIP ranks 12th, and 8.4 K/9 ranks 36th among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.

Ronel Blanco vs. Blue Jays

The Blue Jays rank 23rd in MLB with 343 runs scored this season. They have a .235 batting average this campaign with 78 home runs (25th in the league).
The Blue Jays have gone 0-for-27 in nine innings this season against the right-hander.

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Blue Jays Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Yusei Kikuchi

Kikuchi makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 18th of the season. He is 4-8 with a 4.18 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Friday, the lefty tossed five innings against the New York Yankees, giving up four earned runs while surrendering four hits.
In 17 games this season, the 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.18, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .273 against him.
Kikuchi is trying to collect his eighth quality start of the year in this game.
Kikuchi has put up 12 starts this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
In two of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
The 33-year-old’s 4.18 ERA ranks 58th, 1.313 WHIP ranks 61st, and 9.5 K/9 ranks 19th among qualifying pitchers this season.

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