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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Houston Astros 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 3, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score36
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 36
3
3–1
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 42
1
T-Score42
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherJaysBieber holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Toronto ranks 25th vs RHP.
Starter formAstrosJavier has a 0.00 ERA over his last five starts, while Bieber is at 4.00.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 9–1 over the last 10.
PowerAstrosHouston has 155 home runs this season, 48 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Shane Bieber RHP
Shane Bieber
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.74
129th
WHIP
1.63
163rd
K/9
6.32
161st
BB/9
5.17
170th
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.01
186th
OPS/R
–
IP
31.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.00
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
HOU
Cristian Javier RHP
Cristian Javier
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.17
170th
WHIP
1.83
177th
K/9
8.86
96th
BB/9
6.33
179th
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.27
155th
OPS/R
–
IP
21.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Javier strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Bieber enters with a 5.74 ERA compared with Javier's 7.17.
·Bieber allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.63 WHIP compared with 1.83.
·Javier allows the lower home-run rate: 1.27 vs 2.01 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bieber arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%92.3
Knuckle Curve18%82.6
Changeup18%88.2
Cutter12%87.4
Slider10%85.2
Sinker4%92.2
Javier arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%93.2
Sweeper27%81.3
Changeup16%85.5
Cutter7%89.1
Knuckle Curve2%77.6
Sinker1%93.1
Slider0%84.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Cristian Javier)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Shane Bieber)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Cristian Javier
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Javier (BvP)
1Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.6889.650No MLB historyNo history
3Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH60.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Alejandro KirkRC61.76610.755No MLB historyNo history
6Jesús SánchezLDH52.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
8Andrés GiménezLSS40.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF40.6463.657No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score3Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Bieber
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bieber (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.815No MLB historyNo history
4Daulton VarshoLCF45.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
5Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.714No MLB historyNo history
6Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
7Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
8Yainer DiazRC62.77214.760No MLB historyNo history
9Cam SmithRRF57.66921.668No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · No MLB history · No history91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score5Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score9Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·HOUHOU
AVG.247 9th.242 18th
OPS.691 29th.732 7th
Home runs152 30th226 1st
Runs648 30th734 13th
OBP.310 27th.315 19th
SLG.381 26th.417 4th
PitchingTORTOR·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs4.45
TORHOU
WHIP1.29vs1.34
TORHOU
K/98.8vs8.8
TORHOU
HR Allowed167vs204
TORHOU
BullpenTORTOR·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.01vs4.17
no league rank
Saves52vs49
TORHOU
ResultsTORTOR·HOUHOU
+32722nd
Run differential
+39311th
79–83 Record81–81
6–4 Last 109–1
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
Houston Astros (9–1)
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Shane Bieber (5.74 ERA, 2–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Cristian Javier (7.17 ERA, 1–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Jays and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Shane Bieber is at 40; Cristian Javier is at 37. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.