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Blue Jays
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 8, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 8, 2021 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steven Matz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cristian Javier |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,794 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jose Navas 1B: Jeremie Rehak 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Andy Fletcher |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | Second Baseman |
| Bo Bichette | Shortstop |
| Vladimir Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Teoscar Hernandez | Right Fielder |
| Randal Grichuk | Center Fielder |
| Cavan Biggio | Third Baseman |
| Lourdes Gurriel | Left Fielder |
| Rowdy Tellez | DH |
| Danny Jansen | Catcher |
| Charlie Montoyo | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Aledmys Diaz | Left Fielder |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH |
| Yulieski Gurriel | First Baseman |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Myles Straw | Center Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 8, 2021
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Javier
Semien strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Javier
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Javier
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field. Straw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Matz
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Matz
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Biggio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Matz
Bregman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Javier
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grichuk vs. Javier
Grichuk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Javier
Biggio hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Javier
Gurriel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tellez vs. Javier
Tellez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Matz
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Matz
Gurriel hits a line drive into left field. Gurriel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Matz
Correa hits a line drive into center field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Javier
Jansen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Javier
Semien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Javier
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Javier
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. Semien moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Javier
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Maldonado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grichuk vs. Javier
Grichuk hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Straw. Grichuk reaches second base with a double. Semien scores. Guerrero goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Javier
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Matz
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Biggio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Straw vs. Matz
Straw hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Matz
Maldonado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Matz
Altuve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maldonado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Matz
Diaz hits a line drive towards the mound. Matz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Javier
Gurriel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tellez vs. Javier
Tellez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Javier
Jansen hits a fly ball into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Semien vs. Javier
Semien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Matz
Bregman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gurriel. Bregman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Alvarez vs. Matz
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Matz
Gurriel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gurriel. Gurriel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Correa vs. Matz
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Correa for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Matz
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Gurriel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Straw vs. Matz
Straw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Javier
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Javier
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Javier
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Matz
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Matz
Altuve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Matz
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Matz
Bregman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Matz
Alvarez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Diaz scores. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gurriel vs. Matz
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grichuk vs. Javier
Grichuk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Javier
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs. Scrubb
Andre Scrubb now pitching.
Gurriel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gurriel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tellez vs. Scrubb
Tellez hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Chatwood
Tyler Chatwood now pitching.
Correa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Semien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Chatwood
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chatwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Straw vs. Chatwood
Straw strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Scrubb
Jansen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bregman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Scrubb
Semien hits a fly ball into center field. Straw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Scrubb
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Chatwood
Maldonado hits a fly ball into left field. Gurriel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Chatwood
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Chatwood
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Biggio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Abreu
Bryan Abreu now pitching.
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gurriel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guerrero for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Abreu
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grichuk vs. Abreu
Grichuk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Romano
Jordan Romano now pitching.
Bregman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gurriel. Bregman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Alvarez vs. Romano
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bregman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gurriel vs. Romano
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bregman scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Romano
Correa strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Raley
Brooks Raley now pitching.
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs. Raley
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Espinal vs. Raley
Santiago Espinal pinch hits for Rowdy Tellez.
Espinal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raley fields it and throws to first for the out. Gurriel moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Jansen vs. Smith
Joe Smith now pitching.
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Semien vs. Smith
Semien hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Smith
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 8 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Bergen
Travis Bergen now pitching.
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Straw vs. Bergen
Straw hits a line drive into center field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Bergen
Maldonado hits a fly ball into right field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/2021 -- Toronto at Houston (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Semien M, 2b 4 2 1 3 Altuve J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Bichette B, ss 5 0 0 0 Diaz A, lf 4 1 0 0
Guerrero V, 1b 3 1 0 0 Bregman A, 3b 4 2 3 0
Hernandez T, rf 4 0 0 0 Alvarez Y, dh 4 1 2 3
Grichuk R, cf 3 1 1 2 Gurriel Y, 1b 4 0 1 1
Biggio C, 3b 2 2 1 2 Correa C, ss 4 0 0 0
Gurriel L, lf 4 1 0 0 Tucker K, rf 4 0 0 0
Tellez R, dh 3 0 1 0 Straw M, cf 4 0 0 0
Espinal S, ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Maldonado M, c 4 0 1 0
Jansen D, c 4 1 1 1
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33 8 5 8 36 4 9 4
Toronto 023 000 003 -- 8
Houston 000 210 010 -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Matz S (W) 5.0 8 3 3 0 4
Chatwood T 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Romano J 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Bergen T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Javier C (L) 5.1 4 5 5 4 8
Scrubb A 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Abreu B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Raley B 0.1 0 2 0 1 0
Smith J 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Gurriel Y
LOB -- Toronto 3, Houston 5
2B -- Grichuk R, Bregman A 2, Gurriel Y
HR -- Biggio C, Jansen D, Alvarez Y, Semien M
T -- 3:09
A -- 25794
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