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Game No. 37 Preview: Houston Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Astros look for their third straight win over the Blue Jays this series.

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Houston Astros (23-13) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (17-20), May 16, 2015 6:10 PM CDT

TV: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TV 
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
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Pitching matchup

RHP Scott Feldman (2-4, 5.23 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (1-2, 3.54 ERA, 1.18 WHIP)

Preview

The downpours may have stopped in Houston but the Astros are raining extra-base hits against the Blue Jays this series. The Astros have eight doubles and three home runs this series. Now they face the pitcher that gave up the most home runs in baseball in 2014, Marco Estrada.

Estrada lead the majors in home runs allowed with 29 in 2014. As previously mentioned, the Astros lead the American League in home runs - not the matchup made in heaven for Estrada. He is only making his third start this season after making six relief appearances. In his two starts, he has allowed 7 earned runs over 9 2/3 innings.

HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. MARCO ESTRADA
BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jose Altuve"]">Jose Altuve 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.444 0.400 0.444 0.844
Luis Valbuena"]">Luis Valbuena 15 4 2 0 2 3 2 3 0.267 0.389 0.800 1.189
Matt Dominguez"]">Matt Dominguez 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667
Marwin Gonzalez"]">Marwin Gonzalez 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667
Jed Lowrie"]">Jed Lowrie 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.500 0.750 1.000 1.750
Colby Rasmus"]">Colby Rasmus 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500 0.500 2.000 2.500
Jason Castro"]">Jason Castro 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Evan Gattis"]">Evan Gattis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

On the mound for the Astros is Scott Feldman. Feldman allowed only three runs through seven inning against the Angels on May 10. Twice this season he has given up five runs or more. Feldman is 2-4 with a 5.08 ERA in 14 career appearances against the Blue Jays.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SCOTT FELDMAN
BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jose Reyes"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jose Reyes 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.636 0.636 0.636 1.273
Jose Bautista"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jose Bautista 16 6 2 0 1 5 3 3 0.375 0.450 0.688 1.138
Justin Smoak"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Justin Smoak 11 5 0 0 2 5 3 2 0.455 0.571 1.000 1.571
Josh Donaldson"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Josh Donaldson 15 4 1 0 0 2 4 1 0.267 0.421 0.333 0.754
Maicer Izturis"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Maicer Izturis 16 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 0.250 0.333 0.313 0.646
Michael Saunders"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Michael Saunders 14 3 0 1 1 7 2 7 0.214 0.294 0.571 0.866
Edwin Encarnacion"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Edwin Encarnacion 9 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0.111 0.111 0.444 0.556
Ryan Goins"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ryan Goins 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667
Danny Valencia"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Danny Valencia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Ezequiel Carrera"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ezequiel Carrera 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Russell Martin"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Russell Martin 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.167
Dioner Navarro"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dioner Navarro 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.000 0.222 0.000 0.222
Steve Tolleson"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Steve Tolleson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000