Houston Astros 2, Toronto Blue Jays 4 — June 22, 2026

Game Highlights

Published June 22, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN	BATTER	PLAY	SCORE
T1	Isaac Paredes	Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jesús Sánchez. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.	HOU 1, TOR 0
B2	Kazuma Okamoto	Kazuma Okamoto homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field.	HOU 1, TOR 1
B4	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Andrés Giménez scores.	HOU 1, TOR 2
T6	Jose Altuve	Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Yordan Alvarez scores. Christian Walker to 3rd.	HOU 2, TOR 2
B7	Myles Straw	Myles Straw out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Daulton Varsho scores. Kazuma Okamoto to 3rd.	HOU 2, TOR 3
B8	Alejandro Kirk	Alejandro Kirk out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. George Springer scores.	HOU 2, TOR 4

Box score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
TOR	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Astros AWAY 2

Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, AJ Blubaugh took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Hunter Brown Starter 3.0 85 1 4

Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw

CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 59% 5.0 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Sinker	32	38%	1	10	6	11	4
Four-Seam Fastball	24	28%	5	4	9	5	1
Slider	14	16%	1	2	3	5	3
Knuckle Curve	11	13%	1	1	2	6	1
Changeup	4	5%	0	0	0	4	0

AJ Blubaugh Middle 2.0 38 1 1
Enyel De Los Santos Middle 1.1 19 1 2 L
Bryan King Setup 0.2 11 0 1 inherited 2, 1 scored
Logan VanWey Middle 1.0 16 1 0

Blue Jays HOME 4

Dylan Cease started for Blue Jays, leaving with the game tied 2–2.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Dylan Cease Starter 5.2 110 2 8

Pitch-by-pitch: what Dylan Cease threw

CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.8 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Slider	40	36%	5	5	12	14	4
Four-Seam Fastball	39	35%	4	7	11	12	5
Knuckle Curve	12	11%	1	3	0	8	0
Sinker	11	10%	0	1	3	5	2
Changeup	5	5%	1	1	0	3	0
Sweeper	3	3%	1	0	1	1	0

Braydon Fisher Setup 1.1 6 0 0 W inherited 2, stranded 2
Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 19 0 0 HLD
Louis Varland Closer 1.0 12 0 1 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 7th · off King

Straw SF (1)

Game insights

Espada has used 30 different lineups in 30 games

Joe Espada (HOU) has run 30 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Schneider has used 29 different lineups in 29 games

John Schneider (TOR) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 29 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 13 for the same span.
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Batting lines

AWAY · HOU

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Brice Matthews 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.209	.258	.350	.608
Yordan Alvarez LF	2	1	1	0	2	1	.323	.431	.639	1.070
Christian Walker 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.238	.312	.476	.788
Isaac Paredes DH	3	0	1	1	1	1	.247	.350	.417	.767
Jose Altuve 2B	3	0	1	1	1	1	.236	.311	.398	.709
Yainer Diaz C	3	0	0	0	1	0	.237	.264	.342	.606
Joey Loperfido RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.229	.330	.313	.643
Taylor Trammell PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.333	.364	.697
Raynel Delgado SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.572
Jeremy Peña SS	2	1	1	0	0	0	.286	.345	.453	.798	2 SB
Jake Meyers CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.263	.320	.583

HOME · TOR

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
George Springer DH	4	1	2	0	1	2	.228	.318	.391	.709
Nathan Lukes RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.304	.349	.406	.755
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	.283	.365	.372	.737
Alejandro Kirk C	4	0	1	1	0	0	.205	.265	.318	.583
Daulton Varsho CF	4	1	1	0	1	1	.256	.331	.416	.747	SB
Kazuma Okamoto 3B	3	1	2	1	1	1	.234	.316	.460	.776	HR (17), 2B
Myles Straw LF	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.311	.333	.644
Ernie Clement 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.293	.314	.439	.753
Andrés Giménez SS	3	1	1	0	0	1	.234	.278	.373	.651
Jesús Sánchez LF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.280	.323	.449	.772

Pitching lines

AWAY · HOU

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
Hunter Brown	3.0	4	1	1	2	4	1	85	1.40
AJ Blubaugh	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	38	3.81
Enyel De Los Santos	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	19	4.32	L
Bryan King	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	2.45
Logan VanWey	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	16	2.25

HOME · TOR

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP	ERA	DEC
Dylan Cease	5.2	3	2	2	4	8	110	2.75
Braydon Fisher	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.07	W
Tyler Rogers	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	19	1.72	HLD
Louis Varland	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	12	0.84	SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · HOU

Joe Espada

Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 0.5 R

HOME · TOR

John Schneider

Lineup 1.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.5 R

Recent form

AWAY · HOU

6-4 L1 -5 run diff

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HOME · TOR

6-3 W1 -5 run diff

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Season series: 0-1 with HOU listed first across 1 prior meeting.

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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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