Astros use one big swing
The Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston, where the announced attendance was 30450. Trammell supplied the game’s only home run, a three-run shot in the fifth inning, and Altuve added run-scoring singles in the fifth and seventh.
Houston broke a 2-2 tie with five unanswered runs. The largest play came when Trammell homered to right, a 388-foot drive that scored Walker and Altuve and pushed the Astros’ lead to 6-2.
Houston starts the scoring
The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Diaz singled to left, scoring Altuve and moving Trammell to second. Houston added another run later in the inning when Smith singled to left. Trammell scored on the play after a throwing error by left fielder Sánchez, with Smith reaching second and Diaz moving to third.
Toronto tied the game in the fifth. Straw tripled to center to score Giménez, cutting Houston’s lead to 2-1. Straw then scored on a wild pitch by Wesneski, making it 2-2.
Houston answered in the bottom half of the fifth. Altuve reached on an infield single to shortstop, bringing in Alvarez and sending Walker to second. Trammell followed with the three-run homer to right, putting the Astros ahead by four runs. In the seventh, Altuve singled to center to score Walker for the final run.
