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Blue Jays 8, Astros 4 — May 8, 2021 Recap
Toronto Blue Jays beat Houston Astros 8-4 on May 8, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros on May 8, 2021?
Toronto Blue Jays won 8-4 on May 8, 2021.
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Betting Results
Total
Over
12 / 9
Moneyline
Blue Jays
+126
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Blue Jays4.86 ERA5-237.0 IP37 K1.27 WHIP
vs
Astros2.90 ERA3-131.0 IP38 K1.00 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jays | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Blue Jays| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randal Grichuk | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Jansen | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cavan Biggio | 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo Bichette | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Teoscar Hernández | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowdy Tellez | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Santiago Espinal | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Astros| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aledmys Díaz | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Myles Straw | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martín Maldonado | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Box Score — Pitching
Blue Jays| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven MatzW | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 92 |
| Jordan RomanoH | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Tyler ChatwoodH | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Travis Bergen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Astros| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian JavierL | 5.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 91 |
| Joe Smith | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Brooks Raley | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Andre Scrubb | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Blue Jays
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Astros
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0