The Astros are coming into this game with a 42-41 record this season and they have been playing much better in their recent games. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 9 of their last 10 games and they are trying to chase down the Mariners at the top of their division. Their offense has been great recently as well, scoring 19 runs in their last 2 games as well as scoring at least 7 runs in 3 of their last 4 games. They are going up against a Blue Jays team that is 38-45 this season and they have been awful in their recent games. They have lost 2 of their last 3 as well as 9 of their last 12 games. Their pitching has been awful in these games as well, allowing at least 8 runs in 2 of their last 3 games. Yariel Rodríguez is starting for the Blue Jays in this game and he is 0-2 with a 5.94 ERA this season. He is coming off of a start which he allowed 4 earned runs in, and he only pitched a little over 1 inning in that game. He has allowed at least 3 runs in each of his last 3 starts and he has not had a start this season where he did not allow a run. He is also in his rookie season, pitching no more than 4 innings in any of his 5 starts so far, and the bullpen has been awful recently so he will not have much to back him up here. Hunter Brown is starting for the Astros and he is 5-5 with a 4.37 ERA this season. He had a rough start to the season, but he has been rounding into form now as he has been pitching much better over the last month. He has only allowed 1 earned run total in his last 4 straight starts, and he has pitched at least 6 innings in each of those. The Blue Jays offense has been hitting well at times, but they have been very inconsistent in recent games while the Astros offense has been heating up and has been a lot more consistent with scoring runs recently. The Astros are going to win this game.