Toronto Blue Jays 5, Houston Astros 4 — August 5, 2026

Game Highlights

Published August 5, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN	BATTER	PLAY	SCORE
B3	Jose Altuve	Jose Altuve homers (13) on a fly ball to left field.	TOR 0, HOU 1
B3	Christian Walker	Christian Walker doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jesús Sánchez. Daulton Varsho scores.	TOR 0, HOU 2
B3	LaMonte Wade Jr.	LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Christian Walker scores.	TOR 0, HOU 3
T6	Kazuma Okamoto	Kazuma Okamoto singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Myles Straw scores.	TOR 1, HOU 3
T6	Jesús Sánchez	Jesús Sánchez homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Kazuma Okamoto scores.	TOR 3, HOU 3
T10	Ernie Clement	Ernie Clement homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Urías scores.	TOR 5, HOU 3
B10	Yordan Alvarez	Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Nathan Lukes to shortstop Andrés Giménez.	TOR 5, HOU 4

Box score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	5
HOU	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

Pitching & bullpen

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

Blue Jays AWAY 5

Jameson Taillon started for Blue Jays, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Chase Lee took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Jameson Taillon Starter 4.0 80 3 4

Pitch-by-pitch: what Jameson Taillon threw

CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 70% 4.0 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Four-Seam Fastball	20	25%	3	5	3	6	3
Cutter	16	20%	3	0	3	9	1
Curveball	15	19%	3	2	3	3	4
Sinker	11	14%	1	1	2	4	3
Sweeper	10	13%	2	1	1	4	2
Changeup	8	10%	2	0	0	5	1

Spencer Miles Long 2.0 40 0 2
Mason Fluharty Setup 1.0 11 0 2
Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 10 0 0
Louis Varland Closer 1.0 17 0 1 W
Chase Lee Middle 1.0 5 1 0 SV

Astros HOME 4

Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving with the game tied 3–3. Out of the bullpen, Bennett Sousa took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Hunter Brown Starter 6.0 93 3 8

Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw

CSW 34% 1st-pitch strike 70% 4.0 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Sinker	36	39%	5	10	2	14	5
Four-Seam Fastball	30	32%	2	6	5	15	2
Knuckle Curve	13	14%	3	3	0	5	2
Slider	8	9%	0	1	1	3	3
Changeup	6	6%	0	2	1	2	1

Steven Okert Setup 1.0 22 0 1
Bryan Abreu Middle 1.0 12 0 2
Josh Hader Closer 1.0 10 0 1
Bennett Sousa Setup 1.0 12 2 1 L

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 10th · off Sousa

Clement HR (2)

Game insights

Yordan Alvarez reaches base in 21 consecutive games

Yordan Alvarez (HOU) has reached base safely in 21 straight games — past the 20-game watermark.
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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 28 different lineups in 30 games

John Schneider (TOR) has run 28 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 93% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Batting lines

AWAY · TOR

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Nathan Lukes RF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.266	.323	.367	.690
Kazuma Okamoto 1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	.229	.302	.440	.742
Jesús Sánchez LF	3	1	1	2	1	2	.270	.313	.438	.751	HR (8)
George Springer DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.321	.404	.725
Alejandro Kirk C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.314	.353	.667
Luis Urías 2B	2	1	0	0	0	1	.240	.316	.460	.776
Ernie Clement 3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.285	.310	.415	.725	HR (9)
Andrés Giménez SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.229	.273	.345	.618
Myles Straw CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.231	.284	.349	.633	2B
Brandon Valenzuela C	3	0	0	0	0	3	.235	.311	.396	.707
Josh Smith 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.293	.266	.559

HOME · HOU

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Jeremy Peña SS	5	1	0	0	0	2	.311	.369	.509	.878
Yordan Alvarez DH	4	0	1	1	1	2	.329	.442	.640	1.082
Jose Altuve 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	.244	.305	.398	.703	HR (13)
Daulton Varsho CF	4	1	1	0	1	2	.242	.311	.370	.681	SB
Taylor Trammell LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.232	.320	.400	.720
Christian Walker 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.240	.315	.460	.775	2B
Yainer Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.284	.414	.698
Isaac Paredes 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.346	.412	.758
LaMonte Wade Jr. LF	4	0	3	1	0	0	.229	.357	.371	.728	2B
Nick Allen 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.260	.307	.327	.634

Pitching lines

AWAY · TOR

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
Jameson Taillon	4.0	6	3	3	2	4	1	80	5.96
Spencer Miles	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	40	3.04
Mason Fluharty	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	4.14
Tyler Rogers	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	1.59
Louis Varland	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	1.09	W
Chase Lee	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	6.23	SV

HOME · HOU

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
Hunter Brown	6.0	3	3	3	2	8	1	93	3.53
Steven Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	2.24
Bryan Abreu	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	4.43
Josh Hader	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	1.13
Bennett Sousa	1.0	2	2	1	0	1	1	12	3.48	L

Manager comparison

AWAY · TOR

John Schneider

Lineup 1.6 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 3.5 R

HOME · HOU

Joe Espada

Lineup 4.6 R Bunts 1.7 R IBBs 0.5 R

Recent form

AWAY · TOR

6-4 L1 +1 run diff

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HOME · HOU

7-3 L1 +13 run diff

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Season series: 2-1 with TOR listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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