Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros

HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Houston Astros look to keep rolling Monday night when they open a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Daikin Park.

Houston enters with a 58-55 record and has won 10 of its last 11 games. Toronto is 52-60 after dropping Sunday’s finale against St. Louis 5-1. In that game, Max Scherzer took the loss despite allowing one earned run over six innings with five strikeouts. Scherzer, a player to watch in this series, has allowed two earned runs over 8 2/3 innings in his past two starts while striking out nine.

The Astros beat Texas 7-3 on Sunday, with Peter Lambert earning the win after allowing two earned runs over 5 2/3 innings and striking out eight. Lambert, another player to watch, has won four of his past five decisions. Yordan Alvarez went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in Houston’s win, and reliever AJ Blubaugh pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The teams met June 22-24 in Toronto, with Houston taking two of three. The Astros won 3-1 and 9-7 before the Blue Jays won 4-2.

Toronto went 3-3 on its recent homestand against Tampa Bay and St. Louis. Houston swept a three-game series against the Rangers, then took two of three at both the Angels and White Sox.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 7-6 Houston victory and gives the Astros a 54 percent win probability. Houston is a 1 1/2-run favorite, and the over-under is 9.

The forecast calls for 92 degrees and cloudy skies at game time.

The series continues Tuesday and Wednesday at Daikin Park. After that, Toronto travels to Chicago and Philadelphia, while Houston heads to San Diego and San Francisco.