Last update images today Zo Samurai Value List Discord
Cup Champion Montour Signs Contract With Kraken
TORONTO -- — Hunter Brown pitched six shutout innings, Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez hit home runs and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Monday afternoon for their 10th win in 11 games.
After going 4-0 with a 1.16 ERA in five June starts, Brown (6-5) opened July with another solid outing. The right-hander allowed two hits, both singles. He walked three and struck out five.
“It couldn’t happen to a better guy,” Peña said. “He prepares really well and he goes out there and competes.”
Decked out in special red jerseys and caps, the Blue Jays lost on the Canada Day holiday for a second year in a row.
After Rafael Montero worked a 1-2-3 seventh inning, the Blue Jays loaded the bases against Bryan Abreu in the eighth. Abreu escaped by getting Daulton Varsho to ground out.
“You can have him against the ropes but he’s going to figure out a way to get people out,” Astros manager Joe Espada said of Abreu. “That’s just Bryan. He’s so good, his stuff is so explosive.”
Josh Hader allowed a solo home run to Ernie Clement in the ninth but finished for his 13th save in 14 chances.
Clement’s homer off Hader was his fourth of the season.
Toronto left eight runners on base, twice leaving the bases loaded. They finished 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.
“We just needed a hit in certain spots,” manager John Schneider said.
The Blue Jays used a single and two walks to load the bases with one out in the second but Brown got Clement to pop up before striking out Kevin Kiermaier.
“The first two innings I wasn’t executing at the clip I wanted to,” Brown said. “I was able to bear down and make some pitches early in an at-bat that kind of forced them to swing at some stuff.”
The Blue Jays have played 36 innings against the Astros this season and scored in just two of them. Toronto won 2-1 on April 2 when Davis Schneider hit a two-run home run off Hader in the ninth inning.
Houston’s Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter against Toronto on April 1, and five Astros pitchers combined on a one-hit win over the Blue Jays on April 3.
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was scratched from the lineup Monday because of pain in his right hand. Guerrero was hit on the fingers by a 96 mph fastball from Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole in the third inning of Sunday’s loss to New York.
Toronto right-hander Yariel Rodríguez retired his first 14 batters before Peña hit a first-pitch homer in the fifth inning for his sixth of the season.
“I was just looking for a good pitch to hit and put a barrel on it,” Peña said.
Rodríguez (0-3) allowed one run and two hits in a career-high 6 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out six.
Alvarez gave the Astros some insurance with a two-run shot off Zach Pop in the ninth. The homer was his 17th.
ROSTER MOVES
Blue Jays: Toronto put catcher Danny Jansen on the paternity list and recalled catcher Brian Serven from Triple-A Buffalo.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: 2B Jose Altuve got the day off. … Right-hander Justin Verlander (neck) resumed throwing over the weekend but there is no timetable for his return, Espada said.
Blue Jays: INF Spencer Horwitz moved from second base to replace Guerrero, and Clement came in to play third. … INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa was scratched from the lineup after his left knee felt sore during pregame warmups. Kiermaier came in to play center, Varsho moved from center to left, and Davis Schneider went from left field to second.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays RHP José Berríos (7-6, 3.38 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday night against Astros RHP Spencer Arrighetti (4-6, 5.68).
------
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Zo Samurai Best Weapons Tier List Maxresdefault Maxresdefault Maxresdefault Zo Weapons Skins Tier List 15393705 1666268009 Maxresdefault Maxresdefault Zo Skins Tier List 15373689 1665257264 Zo Skins 1667293039 4518429b Zo Skins Tier List 15373689 1665293690 Zo Weapon Skins Updated 1602887 1665244463 Roblox Zo Skins 1666827654 7d5a5eed Progressive Zo Weapon Skin Trade Values 15366685 1664866052 Zo Skins 15147914 1665871764 Hqdefault Maxresdefault Zo Tier List 1406219 1639609986 All Zo Samurai Weapons 1602887 1657649597 Maxresdefault Sz1azxvh66p61 ?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fcccc62d888372c04a8f1110f2a4d46438394eabZo Samurai Exclusive Skins 15417697 1667476859 Zo Tier List By Skele1ik 15374588 1668322209 Bazhatur3h241 ?auto=webp&s=2d5e269884212ac6043e6d3b9438472e240f4107Bd46dde1 A609 4778 88db C1351ff4d82cGenshin Impact Sword Tier List 1 1 Maxresdefault In7ox73b7uf41 ?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e916661cc4337d3e921e71fbe150ff7b1bc8cb2cRucjpqtkxke71 ?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=661b94c5e97ea51f1e0616512349b625e630d342Zo How To Redeem Codes 781x439 A76srxpp7ck41 ?width=640&height=1066&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e5ec1d4091833e452d80d8b612682098f92c464dZr Weapons Tierlist A8094943 5d01 4cbc B7f2 Edfb75d32f99 Rucjpqtkxke71 Maxresdefault Fcvm 08 647491 T001