The Blue Jays come to Minute Maid Park after winning four of their last six games, including two out of three in Boston as part of a good combination of pitching and hitting. They have an 8-5 record and are in first place in the tough AL West, above the Yankees and Rays. In their last four games, their pitching has allowed only eight runs (2.0 per game).
Even though they lost Cy Young winner Robbie Ray to the Mariners, the Blue Jays brought Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi aboard to their pitching staff. On the offensive side, Matt Chapman was added to an already powerful, dangerous lineup that should be the force of the team going forward in 2022.