When Shane Bieber was last seen on the mound, the former Cy Young Award winner gave up five runs in the second inning to the host Cincinnati Reds. Article content

Last night against the visiting Houston Astros, Bieber wasn’t as bad but in every inning Bieber yielded at least one hit, including a first-inning home run. Article content Article content

Toronto’s offence picked up Bieber in Cinci and it would again once George Springer led off the sixth inning with a solo blast, his club-leading 28th of the season, to cut into Houston’s 3-0 advantage.

Until that blow, the Jays were held hitless.

Toronto then waited until the ninth inning to put on their hitting shoes, the key hit delivered by pinch-hitter Isiah Kiner-Falefa on a two-run single to send the game into extra innings.

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