The Blue Jays lost again to end their first homestand in Buffalo 3-2
Houston Astros first baseman Taylor Jones catches the ball at first to get out Toronto Blue Jays' Marcus Semien during the first inning of their MLB game in Buffalo on June 6, 2021.Jose Altuve led off the game with a home run, rookie Luis Garcia earned his fifth straight win and the Houston Astros beat Toronto 6-3 Sunday, finishing theChas McCormick also homered, Yuli Gurriel had three hits and Alex Bregman scored twice as Houston won for the sixth time in eight games.
The Blue Jays went 3-2 to open their residency at the home of their Triple-A affiliate. Toronto was 10-11 while hosting home games at its spring training site in Dunedin, Fla., to begin the year.Garcia allowed one run and three hits in six innings. The left-hander struck out eight, raising his season total to 68 to tie for the lead among American League rookies with Detroit’s Tarik Skubal.Altuve sent a drive just inside the left-field foul pole for his 19th career leadoff homer.
Altuve also made back-to-back sharp plays to stop Toronto in the third. The all-star second baseman fielded a grounder by Marcus Semien and threw out Danny Jansen at third – Jansen did not return to the game after straining his right hamstring on the play. The next batter, Bo Bichette, hit a hard grounder to Altuve’s left that he stopped with a dive, then got the out at first.Teoscar Hernandez had a run-scoring grounder and Randal Grichuk singled home a run for the Blue Jays.Atkins said left-hander Ryan Borucki has taken the next step in his progression and has had “a positive few days.
Toronto has Monday off, then goes to Chicago for a three-game set against the White Sox, with LHP Robbie Ray facing LHP Carlos Rodon in Tuesday’s opener.Follow topics and authors relevant to your reading interests.feed daily, and never miss an article. Access your Following feed from your account menu at the top right corner of every page.
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