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 opened July with another solid outing. The right-hander allowed two hits, both singles. He walked three and struck out five.
Decked out in special red jerseys and caps, the Blue Jays lost on the Canada Day holiday for a second year in a row.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 David Schneider hit a two-run home run off Hader in the ninth inning.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.
Rodríguez allowed one run and two hits in a career-high 6 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out six.Blue Jays RHP José Berríos is scheduled to start Tuesday night against Astros RHP Spencer Arrighetti .
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