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Brown pitches 6 innings, Peña and Alvarez homer as Astros beat Blue Jays 3-1 for 10th win in 11

TORONTO (AP) 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).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU43-41	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	4	0
Blue Jays TOR38-46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

Rogers CentreToronto, ON

W: H. Brown (6-5)L: Y. Rodriguez (0-3)S: J. Hader (13)
HR: HOU - J. Pena (15), Y. Alvarez (35), TOR - E. Clement (12)

HOUAstros

TORBlue Jays

.H. BrownHunter Brown
P
6.0 IP, 3 BB, 5 SO, 99 P
.Y. RodriguezYariel Rodriguez
P
6.2 IP, ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 83 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Bregman 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.311	.401	.712	4.0
J. Meyers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.257	.325	.436	.761	-1.5
Y. Alvarez DH	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	.297	.372	.533	.904	8.0
Y. Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.272	.298	.408	.706	0.0
J. Singleton 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.220	.322	.322	.644	-0.5
J. Pena SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.282	.324	.392	.716	6.0
M. Dubon 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.291	.313	.408	.721	-0.5
T. Cabbage RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255	.286	.383	.669	-0.5
C. McCormick LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.209	.270	.328	.599	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
A. Bregman 3B	4
J. Meyers CF	4
Y. Alvarez DH	3
Y. Diaz C	4
J. Singleton 1B	3
J. Pena SS	3
M. Dubon 2B	3
T. Cabbage RF	3
C. McCormick LF	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Bichette SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.231	.287	.332	.619	0.5
S. Horwitz 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.327	.464	.491	.955	2.0
J. Turner DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.248	.355	.376	.731	0.0
G. Springer RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.213	.299	.339	.639	2.5
D. Varsho LF-CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.282	.408	.690	0.5
A. Kirk C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.282	.289	.571	-0.5
D. Schneider 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.215	.310	.408	.718	1.0
E. Clement 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	.267	.285	.425	.709	7.0
K. Kiermaier CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.193	.238	.287	.524	-0.5
a- A. Barger PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.192	.180	.372	1.0

HITTERS	AB
B. Bichette SS	3
S. Horwitz 1B	4
J. Turner DH	3
G. Springer RF	4
D. Varsho LF-CF	3
A. Kirk C	4
D. Schneider 2B	3
E. Clement 3B	4
K. Kiermaier CF	2
a- A. Barger PH-LF	1

a-walked for Kiermaier in the 8th

2B - A. Bregman (16)
HR - Y. Alvarez (17), J. Pena (6)
RBI - Y. Alvarez 2 (43), J. Pena (35)
2-Out RBI - J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Meyers

2B - S. Horwitz (3)
HR - E. Clement (4)
RBI - E. Clement (14)
2-Out RBI - E. Clement
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Horwitz, D. Varsho 2 (2), K. Kiermaier 2 (2)

SB - G. Springer (9)

DP - (Schneider-Bichette-Horwitz)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (W, 6-5)	6.0	2	0	0	3	5	0	4.07	1.33	25.5
R. Montero (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.31	1.40	3.0
B. Abreu (H, 18)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.52	1.27	0.5
J. Hader (S, 13)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3.82	1.01	8.5

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (W, 6-5)	6.0
R. Montero (H, 9)	1.0
B. Abreu (H, 18)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 13)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Rodriguez (L, 0-3)	6.2	2	1	1	2	6	1	4.63	1.54	16.0
T. Richards	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.49	0.83	4.5
Z. Pop	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	5.18	1.19	0.0

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Rodriguez (L, 0-3)	6.2
T. Richards	1.1
Z. Pop	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 99-62, R. Montero 7-5, B. Abreu 18-10, J. Hader 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 3-4, R. Montero 1-0, B. Abreu 1-0, J. Hader 0-2
Batters Faced - H. Brown 23, R. Montero 3, B. Abreu 6, J. Hader 4

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Rodriguez 83-51, T. Richards 11-10, Z. Pop 13-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Rodriguez 9-3, T. Richards 1-1, Z. Pop 2-1
Batters Faced - Y. Rodriguez 23, T. Richards 4, Z. Pop 5

.H. BrownHunter Brown
P
6.0 IP, 3 BB, 5 SO, 99 P
.Y. RodriguezYariel Rodriguez
P
6.2 IP, ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 83 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU43-41	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	4	0
Blue Jays TOR38-46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

Rogers CentreToronto, ON

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Bregman 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.311	.401	.712	4.0
J. Meyers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.257	.325	.436	.761	-1.5
Y. Alvarez DH	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	.297	.372	.533	.904	8.0
Y. Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.272	.298	.408	.706	0.0
J. Singleton 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.220	.322	.322	.644	-0.5
J. Pena SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.282	.324	.392	.716	6.0
M. Dubon 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.291	.313	.408	.721	-0.5
T. Cabbage RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255	.286	.383	.669	-0.5
C. McCormick LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.209	.270	.328	.599	-0.5
Total	30	3	4	3	2	2	9	4	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. Bregman 3B	4
J. Meyers CF	4
Y. Alvarez DH	3
Y. Diaz C	4
J. Singleton 1B	3
J. Pena SS	3
M. Dubon 2B	3
T. Cabbage RF	3
C. McCormick LF	3
Total	30

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Bichette SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.231	.287	.332	.619	0.5
S. Horwitz 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.327	.464	.491	.955	2.0
J. Turner DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.248	.355	.376	.731	0.0
G. Springer RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.213	.299	.339	.639	2.5
D. Varsho LF-CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.282	.408	.690	0.5
A. Kirk C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.282	.289	.571	-0.5
D. Schneider 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.215	.310	.408	.718	1.0
E. Clement 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	.267	.285	.425	.709	7.0
K. Kiermaier CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.193	.238	.287	.524	-0.5
a- A. Barger PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.192	.180	.372	1.0
Total	31	1	4	1	1	4	7	18	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Bichette SS	3
S. Horwitz 1B	4
J. Turner DH	3
G. Springer RF	4
D. Varsho LF-CF	3
A. Kirk C	4
D. Schneider 2B	3
E. Clement 3B	4
K. Kiermaier CF	2
a- A. Barger PH-LF	1
Total	31

a-walked for Kiermaier in the 8th

2B - A. Bregman (16)
HR - Y. Alvarez (17), J. Pena (6)
RBI - Y. Alvarez 2 (43), J. Pena (35)
2-Out RBI - J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Meyers

2B - S. Horwitz (3)
HR - E. Clement (4)
RBI - E. Clement (14)
2-Out RBI - E. Clement
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Horwitz, D. Varsho 2 (2), K. Kiermaier 2 (2)

SB - G. Springer (9)

DP - (Schneider-Bichette-Horwitz)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (W, 6-5)	6.0	2	0	0	3	5	0	4.07	1.33	25.5
R. Montero (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.31	1.40	3.0
B. Abreu (H, 18)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.52	1.27	0.5
J. Hader (S, 13)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3.82	1.01	8.5
Total	9.0	4	1	1	4	7	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (W, 6-5)	6.0
R. Montero (H, 9)	1.0
B. Abreu (H, 18)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 13)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Rodriguez (L, 0-3)	6.2	2	1	1	2	6	1	4.63	1.54	16.0
T. Richards	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.49	0.83	4.5
Z. Pop	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	5.18	1.19	0.0
Total	9.0	4	3	3	2	9	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Rodriguez (L, 0-3)	6.2
T. Richards	1.1
Z. Pop	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 99-62, R. Montero 7-5, B. Abreu 18-10, J. Hader 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 3-4, R. Montero 1-0, B. Abreu 1-0, J. Hader 0-2
Batters Faced - H. Brown 23, R. Montero 3, B. Abreu 6, J. Hader 4

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Rodriguez 83-51, T. Richards 11-10, Z. Pop 13-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Rodriguez 9-3, T. Richards 1-1, Z. Pop 2-1
Batters Faced - Y. Rodriguez 23, T. Richards 4, Z. Pop 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

5TH INNING
Pena homered to left 1 0
9TH INNING
Alvarez homered to left center, Bregman scored 3 0
Clement homered to left center 3 1

5TH INNING
	Pena homered to left	1	0

9TH INNING
	Alvarez homered to left center, Bregman scored	3	0
	Clement homered to left center	3	1

1ST INNING
Astros
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Bregman flied out to center
J. Meyers: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Alvarez grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
H. Brown Pitching:
B. Bichette: Ball, Strike looking, Bichette grounded out to shortstop
S. Horwitz: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Horwitz lined out to center
J. Turner: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Turner grounded out to third
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Ball, Foul, Diaz grounded out to pitcher
J. Singleton: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike looking, Singleton struck out looking
J. Pena: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Pena flied out to shallow center
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
H. Brown Pitching:
G. Springer: Springer singled to center
D. Varsho: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Springer stole second, Ball, Foul, Ball, Varsho walked
A. Kirk: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Kirk grounded out to pitcher, Springer to third, Varsho to second
D. Schneider: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Schneider walked
E. Clement: Strike looking, Ball, Clement popped out to first
K. Kiermaier: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Kiermaier struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
M. Dubon: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Dubon struck out swinging
T. Cabbage: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Cabbage lined out to left
C. McCormick: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, McCormick struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
H. Brown Pitching:
B. Bichette: Ball, Foul, Bichette lined out to third
S. Horwitz: Horwitz fouled out to third
J. Turner: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Turner struck out looking
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
A. Bregman: Bregman grounded out to second
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
Y. Alvarez: Alvarez grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
H. Brown Pitching:
G. Springer: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Springer flied out to center
D. Varsho: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Varsho popped out to third
A. Kirk: Kirk fouled out to first
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Diaz grounded out to third
J. Singleton: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Singleton struck out swinging
J. Pena: Pena homered to left
M. Dubon: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Dubon popped out to pitcher
Middle of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
H. Brown Pitching:
D. Schneider: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Schneider flied out to deep right
E. Clement: Ball, Strike looking, Clement singled to right
K. Kiermaier: Kiermaier popped out to shortstop
B. Bichette: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bichette walked, Clement to second
S. Horwitz: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Horwitz flied out to right
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
T. Cabbage: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Cabbage grounded out to shortstop
C. McCormick: McCormick grounded out to first
A. Bregman: Ball, Bregman doubled to left
J. Meyers: Meyers grounded out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
H. Brown Pitching:
J. Turner: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Turner struck out swinging
G. Springer: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Springer struck out looking
D. Varsho: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Varsho struck out on foul tip
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Alvarez walked
Y. Diaz: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Diaz grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Alvarez out at second
J. Singleton: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Singleton walked
Trevor Richards relieved Yariel Rodriguez
J. Pena: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Pena reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Singleton out at second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
Rafael Montero relieved Hunter Brown
A. Kirk: Ball, Kirk grounded out to third
D. Schneider: Foul, Ball, Foul, Schneider popped out to first
E. Clement: Clement fouled out to catcher
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
T. Richards Pitching:
M. Dubon: Dubon popped out to third
T. Cabbage: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike looking, Cabbage struck out looking
C. McCormick: Strike looking, Strike looking, McCormick flied out to deep right
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
Bryan Abreu relieved Rafael Montero
Addison Barger hit for Kevin Kiermaier
A. Barger: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Barger walked
B. Bichette: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Bichette struck out swinging
S. Horwitz: Horwitz doubled to deep right, Barger to third
J. Turner: Ball, Turner hit by pitch
G. Springer: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Springer lined out to third
D. Varsho: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Varsho grounded out to second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Daulton Varsho in center field
Addison Barger in left field
Zach Pop relieved Trevor Richards
A. Bregman: Foul, Bregman singled to shallow right
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Alvarez homered to left center, Bregman scored
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz grounded out to third
J. Singleton: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Singleton struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Blue Jays
Josh Hader relieved Bryan Abreu
A. Kirk: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Kirk struck out looking
D. Schneider: Ball, Foul, Schneider flied out to right
E. Clement: Foul, Clement homered to left center
A. Barger: Ball, Strike looking, Barger fouled out to third
End of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)