Yordan Alvarez had a solo residence run and two RBI doubles because the visiting Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Wednesday evening.
Yainer Diaz added three RBIs whereas going 3-for-4 with a stroll to assist the Astros take a 2-1 lead within the four-game collection.
Houston pulled away by scoring 4 within the seventh and three within the eighth to enhance to 4-2 on a 10-game street journey. Toronto fell to 3-4 on an eight-game homestand.
Neither starter factored into the choice.
Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi allowed two runs, 5 hits and two walks with 5 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco gave up two runs, 4 hits and two walks with 4 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Blanco threw a no-hitter towards Toronto on April 1.
The Blue Jays opened the scoring within the first. George Springer walked and took third when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. delivered a one-out single to proper, extending his hitting streak to 9 video games. Bo Bichette adopted with a sacrifice fly to middle.
Houston tied the sport within the third. Chas McCormick singled, took second on Alex Bregman’s two-out stroll and scored on Alvarez’s double to middle.
Alvarez led off the sixth along with his nineteenth residence of the season, and third of the collection, a blast to proper that gave the Astros a 2-1 lead.
Tayler Scott (5-2) changed Blanco within the residence sixth after Bichette’s two-out double to left. Daulton Varsho tied the sport with a single to proper however was thrown out after rounding first base.
McCormick reached first base to open the four-run seventh when Toronto reliever Zach Pop (0-3) fumbled a check-swing comebacker. Pinch hitter Jon Singleton doubled to proper and Jose Altuve hit an RBI single to proper.
Jose Cuas changed Pop, and Alvarez was deliberately walked to load the bases. Diaz hit a two-run single to proper earlier than Jake Meyers and Jeremy Pena have been hit by consecutive pitches, the latter forcing in a run.
Bowden Francis allowed two walks earlier than Alvarez stroked an RBI double to proper with one out within the eighth. Diaz added a run-scoring single, and one other run scored on Meyers’ fielder’s-choice grounder.
–Area Stage Media