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 The hit extended Colabello's hitting streak to 17 games, stretched
the Blue Jays' winning streak to five games and gave the Astros a
four-game losing streak.
Right fielder Jose Bautista hit two solo home runs and catcher
Russell Martin hit a two-run blast for the Blue Jays in the finale
of a three-game series.
Center fielder Jake Marisnick homered for the Astros.
Right-hander Collin McHugh allowed seven hits, one walk and three
runs while striking out three in six innings for the Astros and did
not factor in the decision.
Right-handed knuckleballer R.A. Dickey allowed four hits, four walks
and two runs with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings and did not
factor in the decision.
Right-hander Luke Gregerson (2-1) allowed three runs in the ninth
while Toronto right-hander Liam Hendriks (1-0) pitched two innings
for the win.
The Blue Jays (28-30) took a 1-0 lead on Bautista's homer with two
outs in the first.
The Astros (34-24) tied it in the second. Left fielder Colby Rasmus
led off with a double, took third on a groundout to shortstop and
scored on Dickey's wild pitch.
Marisnick hit a home run to left, his fourth of the season on a 3-2
pitch with one in the third.
Martin restored Toronto's lead in the fourth when he drove a 2-2
pitch to right center for his eighth homer of the season following a
one-out single by designated hitter Dioner Navarro.
Dickey left in the sixth with the bases loaded and two out after a
bloop single by Rasmus and walks to third baseman Luis Valbuena and
shortstop Jonathan Villar. Left-hander Aaron Loup entered to end the
inning with a strikeout of pinch hitter Hank Conger, who came in for
catcher Jason Castro.
The Astros scored four runs (two earned) in the seventh to take the
lead against right-hander Bo Schultz.
Marisnick was hit by a pitch and right fielder George Springer
singled. Second baseman Jose Altuve hit a grounder to third baseman
Josh Donaldson still tried to throw to second after he slipped. The
ball sailed into the outfield for an error.
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The tying run scored and runners were left at the corners on the
play. Designated hitter Evan Gattis hit a two-run double to center
to put Houston ahead 5-3. First baseman Chris Carter hit a sacrifice
fly to center.
Right-hander Will Harris replaced McHugh in the seventh and, with
two outs, gave up Bautista's second homer of the game and his 11th
of the season.
Pinch hitter Munenori Kawasaki led off the home ninth with a double
down the left field line and shortstop Jose Reyes singled him home
to cut the lead to 6-5.
Reyes stole second with one out and Bautista's infield popup fell
for a single that left runners at first and second.
The Blue Jays executed a double steal with left fielder Chris
Colabello at the plate and he delivered the game-winning hit.
NOTES: Toronto 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion (sore left shoulder) was out
of the lineup Sunday after taking a cortisone shot in the shoulder
Saturday. He aggravated the injury on a first-inning swing Saturday
and left the game in the eighth. C Dioner Navarro was the DH Sunday.
... Rookie OF Preston Tucker was out of Houston's lineup. OF Colby
Rasmus, who played center field in the first two games of the
series, started in left and OF Jake Marisnick was in center for his
first start since Thursday. ... The Blue Jays will start RHP Marco
Estrada (2-3, 3.77 ERA) on Monday against Miami LHP Brad Hand (1-1,
4.24) in the opener of a three-game series with the Marlins. ... RHP
Lance McCullers (2-0, 1.88 ERA) will start for the Astros against
LHP Chris Sale (5-2, 3.27 ERA) Monday to open a three-game series
against the White Sox in Chicago.
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