Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB

Astros

44-42

9-2

Final

Blue Jays

40-47

Rogers Centre

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	3	0	9
TOR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2

Who won: Astros 9-2

The Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at Rogers Centre. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the Blue Jays 4-0 in the 7th inning. Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Jul 3

Altuve has tiebreaking hit, Alvarez homers for 3rd straight game as Astros beat Blue Jays 9-2

Jose Altuve hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run seventh inning, Yordan Alvarez homered for the third straight game and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Wednesday night for their 11th win in 13 games.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Astros 20-23 on the road; Blue Jays 21-23 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5d ago

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Recap · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

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Recap · Sep 30

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ESPN · Sep 29

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Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Ronel Blanco SP

Probable starter · 13-6, 2.80 ERA, 166 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Yainer DiazC
5Jake MeyersCF
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Mauricio DubonLF
8Chas McCormickRF
9Grae Kessinger1B

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Yusei Kikuchi SP

Probable starter · 9-10, 4.05 ERA, 206 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerDH
2Spencer Horwitz2B
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Bo BichetteSS
5Daulton VarshoCF
6Davis SchneiderLF
7Ernie Clement3B
8Addison BargerRF
9Brian ServenC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 7, Astros 6 (Jul 2)

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Game info

Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 28,570
Officials: Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)