Yordan Alvarez homered and Hunger Brown tossed six strong innings as the Houston Astros salvaged the series finale against ...

Houston Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon (14) watches as Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, right, gestures to the ...

It's as if the Houston Astros have consulted a Jobu statue and woken up the bats. Before the three-game home stand with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Astros held a run differential of minus 1.

Toronto Blue Jays (12-12, third in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (12-11, second in the AL West) Houston; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (2-2, 3.13 ERA ...

and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Monday night. Brown (3-1) allowed two hits and walked one while extending his scoreless streak to 24 consecutive innings. Forrest Whitley ...

Toronto Blue Jays (12-10, second in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (10-11, fourth in the AL West) Houston; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.49 ERA ...

The Toronto Blue Jays were swept by the Houston Astros this week, dropping all three games at Daikin Park in Houston. Wednesday's defeat was 3-1 as the Jays mustered just five hits in total.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays, on a four-game losing streak, play the Houston Astros. Houston has an 8-6 record in home games and a 12-11 record overall. Astros hitters have a collective ...