Kevin Gausman strikes out 13 as Toronto Blue Jays beat Houston Astros 5-1
Kevin Gausman’s strong seven-inning outing Tuesday night came at the perfect time for the Toronto Blue Jays and their overworked bullpen.“It’s workmanlike, it’s professional, he’s one of the best pitchers in the game,” said Blue Jays manager John Schneider.
Gausman allowed one earned run and four hits. His performance came a day after the Toronto relievers were taxed heavily when starter Alek Manoah lasted one-third of an inning in an 11-4 series-opening loss. “No walks is more important to me than the 13 strikeouts,” he said. “I’m just out there trying to make good pitches. I made a lot of good pitches with two strikes.”Mauricio Dubon homered for the Astros , who lost for the fourth time in their last 12 games. Houston starter Hunter Brown gave up three earned runs and three hits over six innings.The lead held until Springer’s two-run shot in the third inning. His ninth homer of the year barely cleared the wall in left-centre field.
A replay showed the ball hit a railing behind the fence and bounced back into the field of play. It was Varsho’s 11th homer of the season.“We’re able to play small ball and we’re also able to play long ball,” Varsho said. “Obviously we have a lot of guys that can do that and obviously we’re going to score a lot of runs that way.”Announced attendance was 30,079 and the game took two hours 23 minutes to play.
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