It was game one of a three game weekend series for the Astros in Toronto.
The Matchup:
Astros: 87-48 (1st Place AL West, 8.5 Games Up on A's)
Blue Jays: 54-81 (4th Place AL East, 34 Games Back of Yankees)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Wade Miley (27 Starts, 13-4, 3.13 ERA)
Blue Jays: Trent Thornton (26 Starts, 4-8, 5.34 ERA)
With the win, the club improved to 88-48 on the season, their AL West lead stayed at 8.5 games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Collin McHugh (4-5, 4.70 ERA) (0.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB)
Losing Pitcher: Trent Thornton (4-9, 5.34 ERA) (5 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 6 SO, 0 BB, 1 HR)
The Offense:
George Springer: 2-4, HR, 4 RBI
Alex Bregman: 2-5, 1 RBI
Aledmys Diaz: 1-3, 1 RBI
Josh Reddick: 1-3, 1 RBI