TORONTO (AP) — Yainer Diaz drilled a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, Carlos Correa hit his 200th career homer and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Wednesday night.
After Houston’s bullpen gave up a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth, Diaz restored the lead with a one-out homer off Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman.
Hoffman (9-7) leads all MLB relievers with 15 home runs allowed this season.
Enyel De Los Santos (6-3) got two outs for the win and Bryan Abreu finished for his fifth save in 10 chances.
Astros right-hander Jason Alexander matched a career high by pitching seven shutout innings. He allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out three.
Diaz opened the scoring with an RBI double in the second and Correa hit a solo home run in the sixth, but the A