Jason Castro homers twice, drives in 3 runs in Astros' win
Jason Castro homered twice and drove in three runs to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
5
Houston Astros
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| HOU | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
J Arencibia doubled to left, E Encarnacion scored, B Lawrie to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-8
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
J Castro homered to right (424 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
E Encarnacion homered to center (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
K Pillar homered to left center (403 feet), A Gose and R Goins scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Advancing On Force 2-7
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
L Hoes doubled to deep right, R Grossman scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-7
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
R Grossman doubled to deep left, B Barnes scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
J Castro homered to right (369 feet), L Hoes scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 0-3
J Villar safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Reyes, B Barnes scored.
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Error 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
B Barnes doubled to deep right center, J Castro and B Wallace scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
R Davis struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
R Davis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
J Reyes grounded out to second, K Pillar to second.
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Advancing On Play 5-8
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
J Reyes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
K Pillar reached on bunt single to first.
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Bunt Single 5-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
K Pillar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
R Goins grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
R Goins batting
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Play Result 5-8
C Lo relieved J Fields.
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Start Inning 5-8
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-8
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Lineup Change 5-8
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End Inning 5-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
J Villar grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
J Villar batting
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Head to Head
HOU wins series 2-1
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Robbie GrossmanLF8
L.J. HoesRF28
Jose AltuveDH27
Jason CastroC18
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Brett Wallace1B39
Brandon BarnesCF90
Marwin Gonzalez2B14
Jonathan VillarSS19
TOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Rajai DavisCF18
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Adam A Lind1B
Brett Lawrie3B15
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Anthony GoseCF34
Ryan Goins2B25
Kevin PillarLF1
Substitutes
Moises SierraRF49
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