TORONTO – Russell Martin’s three-run home run lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Houston Astros 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
Mired in a 1-for-20 slump, Martin took James Hoyt’s 3-2 slider over the wall in centre field for his ninth home run of the season, erasing a 2-1 deficit.
The Blue Jays (66-51) avoided a second consecutive loss and have now won four of six meetings with the Astros this season. The loss snapped Houston’s (61-56) four-game win streak.
Aaron Sanchez (12-2) got into trouble early as the Astros took a 2-0 lead on Carlos Correa’s two-run double in the first, but the Blue Jays right-hander settled down to strike out six over seven innings of work while allowing five hits and walking three for the win.
Josh Donaldson responded for the Blue Jays in the bottom half of the first, taking Collin McHugh’s 2-2 fastball over the wall for his 28th home run of the season cutting Houston’s lead to 2-1.
The Blue Jays didn’t get to McHugh again until the sixth.
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