The Houston Astros are north of the border for a four-game early week series against the host Toronto Blue Jays. The Astros will send Brandon Bielak to the bump with his 2-2 SU record and his ERA of 3.00 on the season. Bielak has an 0-2 SU record on the road this season with an ERA of 3.86. The Blue Jays will counter by sending Alek Manoah to the mound with his 1-6 SU record and an ERA of 5.46 on the year. At home Manoah has struggled at home posting a record of 0-3 SU with an ERA of 6.83 and a WHIP of 2.096. Our TPR Index projects a run advantage of 1.46 runs in favor of the Astros. The SPMatrix has Brandon Bielak with an average of 5.88 compared to Alek Manoah who has an average of 4.38. Our next set of metrics looks at the overall Pitchers Power Ratings. Coming into this game and situation Bielak has a rating of 97 while Manoah has a rating of 84 with a league average of 100. The SIM Matrix projects a 73.93 percent advantage for the Angels in tonight’s contest. Manoah because of results has begun to throw fewer of his four-seam fastballs they have been getting smashed by opposing batters producing a slugging percentage of .574 and a wOBA of .428. Also, his slider has seen a huge drop off in strikeout percentage from last season. To offset these losses, he is using his changeup and sinker. The bad news for him is the Astros rank thirteenth and tenth against those pitches this season in RV/100. Bielak has done a nice job pitching under the lights this season and we expect another solid performance from him tonight. Behind him is a top-rated bullpen based on not only our bullpen power ratings but almost every category that pertains to bullpen statistics. With significant support on the mound and a solid offensive team at the plate we will play this short underdog on Monday night north of the border.