Kirk homer sets tone as Blue Jays beat Astros 3-1 at Daikin Park

Kirk supplies the early swing

The final was Toronto Blue Jays 3, Houston Astros 1, with Kirk providing the game’s only home run Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Daikin Park. The announced attendance was 22,789.

Kirk opened the scoring in the second inning by homering to left center, a 373-foot shot that gave Toronto a 1-0 lead. It was the only homer listed among the scoring plays, and it accounted for the first of the Blue Jays’ three runs.

Toronto adds on in the fourth

The Blue Jays stretched the lead in the fourth with two more runs. Sánchez singled to left, and Okamoto scored on a throwing error by left fielder Trammell. On the same play, Sánchez was safe at second and Springer was safe at third, putting Toronto ahead 2-0.

Clement followed with a sacrifice fly to left that scored Springer for a 3-0 Toronto lead. Those two fourth-inning plays, along with Kirk’s homer, made up all of Toronto’s scoring.

Houston’s response stops at one

Houston got its only run in the sixth. Peña singled to center, scoring Diaz, with Peña moving to second and Smith to third. That cut Toronto’s lead to 3-1, which remained the final score.

Shane Bieber earned the win for Toronto, improving to 3-2. He pitched 5.2 innings and allowed nine hits, one earned run and two walks while striking out six. Braydon Fisher recorded his 10th hold after allowing one hit, no earned runs and two walks in 1.0 inning.

Brendon Little added his first hold with 1.1 innings, no hits, no earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts. Tyler Rogers earned his third save with 1.0 inning, no hits, no earned runs, no walks and no strikeouts.

Pitching lines and records

Cristian Javier took the loss for Houston, falling to 1-2. He pitched 6.0 innings and allowed seven hits, three earned runs and no walks with two strikeouts.

Tatsuya Imai pitched 3.0 innings for Houston, allowing no hits, no earned runs and no walks while striking out five. Toronto improved to 53-60, while Houston fell to 58-56.

Sources

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