Toronto Blue Jays probable pitchers & starting lineups vs. Houston Astros, July 2

It brings me absolutely no joy to start these pieces off like this all the time, but the Toronto Blue Jays enter Tuesday night's action in a bad place. The club is 15 games out of first place in the AL East and their gap to a Wild Card spot is also up to 8 games. They're 3-7 in their last 10 and are set to face off against an Astros club that is on fire. Houston is 9-1 in their last 10 and have trimmed the gap between them and the first-place Mariners to just 3 games.

Earlier today, the Blue Jays recalled Jays Journal's No. 7 prospect Leo Jimenez for his big league debut. Read more about the move here.

Probable starting pitchers

• The Blue Jays are set to send right-hander Jose Berrios to the mound to make his 18th start of the year. Berrios is having another above-average season for the Jays, building off of an incredible rebound campaign in 2023. The 30-year-old is 7-6 with a 3.38 ERA and 118 ERA+ through his first 104 innings. In his last time out, he went seven innings and allowed two runs with eight strikeouts against a dangerous Yankees lineup.

• On the Astros' side, rookie Spencer Arrighetti will make the 15th start of his season and career. The right-hander's big league career has not exactly gotten off on the right foot, but he's coming off of an excellent outing against the Rockies where he threw seven shutout innings with 10 strikeouts. As a whole, he's 4-6 with a 5.68 ERA and 4.25 FIP this year.

Toronto Blue Jays starting lineup, July 2

• 1. SS Bo Bichette
• 2. 2B Spencer Horwitz
• 3. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
• 4. DH Justin Turner
• 5. RF George Springer
• 6. CF Daulton Varsho
• 7. 3B Ernie Clement
• 8. C Alejandro Kirk
• 9. LF Addison Barger

Houston Astros starting lineup, July 2

• 1. 2B Jose Altuve
• 2. 3B Alex Bregman
• 3. LF Yordan Alvarez
• 4. DH Yainer Diaz
• 5. CF Jake Meyers
• 6. 1B Jon Singleton
• 7. SS Jeremy Peña
• 8. RF Joey Loperfido
• 9. C Cesar Salazar

What channel is the Toronto Blue Jays game on tonight?

• Game time: 7:07 p.m. ET
• Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ will have the Blue Jays broadcast.
• Astros fans can catch the game on the Space City Home Network.

How do I stream the Toronto Blue Jays game tonight?

• Sportsnet NOW
• MLB.tv (subscription required)
• fuboTV (which has a free trial)

How can I listen to the Toronto Blue Jays game tonight?

• The Blue Jays broadcast will be on SN590 and the SN App.
• Astros fans can tune into the game on KBME 790 AM / 94.5 FM HD-2 and TUDN 93.3 / KLAT 1010.