

José Abreu and Chas McCormack hit back-to-back singles off Garcia in the seventh but Abreu was caught stealing after straying too far off the bag. Kirk followed with an RBI double and Chapman scored on Belt’s single, but Kirk was thrown out at home plate to end the inning. Valdez tried to turn a double play on Matt Chapman’s bases-loaded grounder, but Chapman was safe at first as Daulton Varsho scored. Toronto took advantage of a trio of walks by Valdez to take the lead with a three-run fifth. Alex Bregman led off with his ninth home run, and a second run scored when Jake Meyers grounded into a bases-loaded double play. Valdez (6-5) allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. Toronto’s victory denied Astros left-hander Framber Valdez a fourth consecutive winning start.
