Game 17 Preview: Gausman vs Javier
After a successful homestand, the Blue Jays hit the road looking for their fifth straight series win. They’ll do so in Houston, as they kick off a three game set against theBlue Jays’ Starter
His biggest difference in the early going is a lack of strikeouts, although he has balanced that with a stinginess for allowing free passes. After averaging over 11.5 strikeouts per 9 innings the last couple seasons, he is down to 7.41 this season. But also after averaging over 3.50 walks per 9 innings for his career, he is down to 1.06 in the early going. His 14:2 strikeout to walk rate is quite good overall in the early going, even if that’s not the pitcher he will ultimately be this season.
Matt Chapman had a rough series against the Rays too, potentially still feeling the ill effects of the virus he had earlier in the week. His tremendous start came to a bit of a halt in that series, as he went just 1-10 with a single and 2 walks.After going for years as being a top of the league offensive team, the Astros are finding themselves a lot closer to the middle of the pack in the early going. Collectively they’re hitting just .248/.334/.379 , tied for 12th with 4.81 runs per game.
Longtime Astros Jose Altuve and Michael Brantley are on the IL recovering from surgeries, and probably won’t be back for at least another month or longer. Filling in for Altuve is Mauricio Dubón, who is having a strong start to the year, hitting .340/.365/.400 at the bottom of the lineup.
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