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Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

2026-08-03 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 22789 · 73°F, Roof Closed · Wind 0 mph, None · 2:28

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Houston Astros 3–1. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 2nd — Alejandro Kirk homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Christian Walker grounds into a double play, shortstop Andrés Giménez to second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Daulton Varsho out at 2nd. Christian Walker out at 1st — worth 14% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	1

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Nathan Lukes RF	4	0	0	0	0
Vladimir Guerrero 1B	4	0	0	0	2
Kazuma Okamoto 3B	4	1	2	0	1
George Springer DH	4	1	1	0	2
Alejandro Kirk C	4	1	1	1	1
Davis Schneider LF	0	0	0	0	0
Jesus Sanchez LF	4	0	1	1	1
Ernie Clement 2B	2	0	0	1	0
Andres Gimenez SS	3	0	0	0	0
Myles Straw CF	3	0	2	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeremy Pena SS	4	0	1	1	1	1
Yordan Alvarez DH	3	0	1	0	2	1
Isaac Paredes 3B	4	0	0	0	1	1
Daulton Varsho CF	4	0	1	0	1	1
Christian Walker 1B	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Altuve 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Taylor Trammell LF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Zach Dezenzo LF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Yainer Diaz C	4	1	2	0	0	2
Cam Smith RF	4	0	2	0	0	1