ASTROS VS. BLUE JAYS

Astros push for another road win in Game 2 of Toronto showdown

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Spencer Arrighetti makes the start for Houston. Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images.

Houston Astros (43-41, second in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (38-46, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (4-6, 5.68 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (7-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Blue Jays -115, Astros -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep a three-game road win streak going when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto has gone 20-22 at home and 38-46 overall. The Blue Jays have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .374.

Houston is 43-41 overall and 19-22 on the road. The Astros have the top team batting average in the AL at .264.

The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Astros have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto with 13 home runs while slugging .471. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is 16-for-38 with three home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Jose Altuve has a .304 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 17 doubles and 13 home runs. Yainer Diaz is 17-for-42 with eight RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 3-7, .247 batting average, 5.65 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Astros: 9-1, .298 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 30 runs

Today's Astros lineup.

Photo via: MLB.com/screenshot.

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Isiah Kiner-Falefa: day-to-day (knee), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (finger), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Jake Bloss: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Victor Caratini: 10-Day IL (hip), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10-Day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun both agreed to contract extensions with the Houston Rockets, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday.

Green, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft, agreed to a three-year, $106 million extension. Sengun, who was chosen 16th in the same draft, agreed to five-year, $185 million extension.

The person confirmed the specifics of the agreements to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deals had not been announced. Both deals were first reported by ESPN.

Both players are entering the final seasons of their rookie contracts. Green's new deal will begin next season and includes a player option for the third year, giving him the flexibility to opt out of the contract before the 2027-28 season to become a free agent.

Sengun's extension also begins next season and includes a player option for the fifth season in 2029-30.

Green played in all 82 games last season and averaged 19.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists to help the Rockets make a 19-game improvement from the previous season. He has made 545 3-pointers after making a career-high 201 last season.

The 22-year-old Green was drafted at 19 after spending one season with the G League Ignite.

He averaged 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a rookie. Green averaged a career-best 22.1 points in his second NBA season in 2022-23.

Sengun had a breakout year last season when he averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and five assists — all career highs — in 63 games. He missed the last part of the season with a severely sprained ankle.

The Turkish center averaged 14.8 points and nine assists in the 2022-23 season after averaging just 9.6 points and 5.5 rebounds as a rookie.

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