Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/2/24, 3:48 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

Astros are undoubtedly the hottest team in the MLB, with a June of 17 victories with which they ended up beating the other hottest team in the MLB, the Mets, Astros now have a positive record of 43-41 and are 3 games from the last American League wild card. The Astros have hit for good AVG all season, but in June they did even better by hitting a very high collective AVG of 281 and achieving their best in doubles with 52. The Astros' starting pitching has been effective in the last 10 games receiving only 0.6 HR per game and .215 BAA. Arrighetti will start for the Astros and has had a hard time following his team's good streak. The Astros lost in their last 2 outings, both being heavy favorites.

The Blue Jays are last in their division and the awakening of Guerrero Jr.'s bat is not enough to counteract his team's recent poor pitching. Blue Jays starters have a 5.04 ERA in their last 10 games. The Blue Jays Bullpen is the 3rd worst with an ERA of 4.77 and the one that has received the most HRs with 51. The Blue Jays have lost 7 of the last 10 games.