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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Houston Astros 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 5, 1:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
5
5–4
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
4
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAstrosBrown leads Taillon in P-Score (62 vs 34), K/9 and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Recent formAstrosHouston has won 8 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerAstrosHouston has 156 home runs this season, 48 more than Toronto.
Plate disciplineAstrosHouston has drawn 391 walks this season, 85 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Jameson Taillon RHP
Jameson Taillon
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.92
195th
WHIP
1.36
141st
K/9
8.05
122nd
BB/9
3.20
130th
P-Score34i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.96
226th
OPS/R
–
IP
76.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.77
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
10
HOU
Hunter Brown RHP
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.42
34th
WHIP
1.29
104th
K/9
9.40
26th
BB/9
5.13
206th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.03
55th
OPS/R
–
IP
52.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.94
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Brown enters with a 3.42 ERA compared with Taillon's 5.92.
·Brown allows the lower home-run rate: 1.03 vs 2.96 per nine.
·Taillon walks 1.9 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Brown owns a 9.4 K/9 compared with Taillon's 8.1.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Taillon arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%91.8
Cutter19%86.3
Sweeper16%80.2
Changeup16%84.5
Curveball11%79.1
Sinker10%91.9
Slider1%82.8
Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%96.0
Four-seam30%96.2
Knuckle Curve18%83.4
Changeup9%87.5
Slider9%90.7
Cutter2%93.0
Slurve1%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Jameson Taillon)
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 Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Brown (BvP)
1Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
2Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
3Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.6799.698No MLB historyNo history
6Josh SmithL2B37.6116.614No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
8Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF42.6463.657No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score2Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score3Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score6Josh Smith 2B · L.203 / .611 · 6 HRvs hand .614 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Taillon (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Jose AltuveR2B50.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
4Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
5Taylor TrammellLLF45.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
6Christian WalkerR1B66.72629.714No MLB historyNo history
7LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF40.6544.653No MLB historyNo history
8Yainer DiazRC65.77214.760No MLB historyNo history
9Nick AllenRSS43.7203.683No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · No MLB history · No history95H-Score3Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score4Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score5Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score7LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score9Nick Allen SS · R.283 / .720 · 3 HRvs hand .683 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·HOUHOU
AVG.247 9th.242 19th
OPS.691 28th.732 7th
Home runs152 30th226 1st
Runs648 30th734 13th
OBP.310 25th.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 ERA3.98vs4.26
no league rank
Saves52vs49
TORHOU
ResultsTORTOR·HOUHOU
+25321st
Run differential
+30814th
79–83 Record81–81
6–4 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Houston Astros (8–2)
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Jameson Taillon (5.92 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hunter Brown (3.42 ERA, 3–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
Jameson Taillon is at 34; Hunter Brown is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.