Astros beat the Blue Jays 3-1 Wednesday night in Toronto to take the series, their fourth straight series win. The Astros left Toronto with a 39-43 record, their closest to .500 since April 16, per ESPN.
Mike Burrows made his 15th start of the season, his first ever start against Toronto. The game was tied 1-1 entering the eighth inning. Burrows gave the Astros exactly what they needed, working into the later innings and giving the bullpen a much needed breather after a stretch of shorter starts.
Joey Loperfido delivered a two-out triple off the center field wall against Jeff Hoffman, and Jeremy Peña drove him in with an infield single right after to give the Astros the lead for good, per ESPN. Josh Hader worked his third appearance in four days and navigated a one-out walk in a scoreless ninth to seal it.
The Astros are now 19-12 over their recent stretch of games, a sign of just how much they have turned things around.
Yordan Alvarez currently leads all of baseball with a 1.076 OPS and leads the AL in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and total bases, per MLB.
Peter Lambert's four wins since May 24 are tied for the most in the AL in that span.
A gritty, low scoring win to close out a series against a tough opponent. The Astros continue to find ways to win in different fashions. This team is quietly building one of its best stretches of the season.
