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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 ParkStats updated Aug 5, 1:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score48
Toronto Blue Jays
76–77 · 4th AL East · T-Score 48
5
5–4
FINAL
Houston Astros
77–76 · 1st AL West · T-Score 49
4
T-Score49
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAstrosBrown leads Taillon in P-Score (58 vs 34), K/9 and FIP.
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
5.65
190th
WHIP
1.36
136th
K/9
7.95
119th
BB/9
3.35
126th
P-Score34i
FIP
6.60
HR/9
2.83
222nd
OPS/R
0.814
IP
86.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.22
Road ERA7.06
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
3.43
45th
WHIP
1.29
102nd
K/9
10.21
31st
BB/9
4.55
198th
P-Score58i
FIP
4.11
HR/9
1.02
77th
OPS/R
0.657
IP
97.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.71
Road ERA3.26
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.94
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Brown owns the lower FIP, 4.11 to 6.60.
·Brown strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Brown allows the lower home-run rate: 1.02 vs 2.83 per nine.
·Taillon walks 1.2 fewer batters per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricTaillonBrownNote
ERA−13785Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP6.604.11
WAR-1.01.3Season value.

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
Four-seam32%96.2
Sinker30%96.0
Knuckle Curve19%83.4
Slider10%90.8
Changeup10%87.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
19th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Jameson Taillon)
12th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.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 LukesLRF49.71110.754No MLB historyNo history
2Kazuma OkamotoR3B77.77433.742No MLB historyNo history
3Jesús SánchezLRF58.7288.781No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH67.74515.776No MLB historyNo history
5Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.6628.703No MLB historyNo history
6Josh SmithL2B45.66261.023No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B45.6699.684No MLB historyNo history
8Andrés GiménezLSS43.6479.649No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF43.6413.663No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.274 / .711 · 10 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score2Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.235 / .774 · 33 HRvs hand .742 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Jesús Sánchez RF · L.259 / .728 · 8 HRvs hand .781 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score4George Springer DH · R.253 / .745 · 15 HRvs hand .776 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Brandon Valenzuela C · S.217 / .662 · 8 HRvs hand .703 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score6Josh Smith 2B · L.222 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand 1.023 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.268 / .669 · 9 HRvs hand .684 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Andrés Giménez SS · L.243 / .647 · 9 HRvs hand .649 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.234 / .641 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Taillon (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS65.79920.821No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.031401.104No MLB historyNo history
3Jose AltuveR2B52.69415.671No MLB historyNo history
4Daulton VarshoLCF50.64112.682No MLB historyNo history
5Taylor TrammellLLF48.6508.689No MLB historyNo history
6Christian WalkerR1B66.70225.689No MLB historyNo history
7LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF45.6814.676No MLB historyNo history
8Yainer DiazRC60.74312.770No MLB historyNo history
9Nick AllenRSS43.7093.640No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.276 / .799 · 20 HRvs hand .821 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.312 / 1.031 · 40 HRvs hand 1.104 · No MLB history · No history95H-Score3Jose Altuve 2B · R.243 / .694 · 15 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score4Daulton Varsho CF · L.222 / .641 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score5Taylor Trammell LF · L.202 / .650 · 8 HRvs hand .689 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.220 / .702 · 25 HRvs hand .689 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score7LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.215 / .681 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Yainer Diaz C · R.276 / .743 · 12 HRvs hand .770 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Nick Allen SS · R.279 / .709 · 3 HRvs hand .640 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·HOUHOU
AVG.249 8th.239 22nd
OPS.696 27th.723 9th
Home runs148 29th206 3rd
Runs619 29th683 16th
OBP.311 25th.313 21st
SLG.385 26th.410 5th
PitchingTORTOR·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.92vs4.52
TORHOU
WHIP1.30vs1.34
TORHOU
K/98.8vs8.8
TORHOU
HR Allowed158vs198
TORHOU
BullpenTORTOR·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.98vs4.26
no league rank
Saves51vs48
TORHOU
ResultsTORTOR·HOUHOU
+17521st
Run differential
+22017th
76–77 Record77–76
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 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.