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Series Recap: Myles Straw hits four extra-base hits as Blue Jays win third consecutive series
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Ryley Delaney
Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 EDTUpdated: Aug 6, 2026, 12:50 EDT
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The Toronto Blue Jays’ series winning ways haven’t stopped since the trade deadline.
Monday at 6:00 PM ET marked the trade deadline, with the new-look Blue Jays beginning their three-game series with the Houston Astros just two hours later. Shane Bieber, who was expected to be traded, was not and made the start.
He was staked to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second, as Alejandro Kirk hit a solo home run for his fourth of the season. Two innings later, Jesús Sánchez hit a one-out single on a 0-2 pitch, cashing in another run. An error on the ensuing throw allowed him and George Springer to move up an additional 90 feet. That brought up Ernie Clement, who hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0 for the Blue Jays.
The lone blemish against Bieber came in the bottom of the sixth. After recording the first two outs, the Astros hit three consecutive singles, with the last one cashing in a run. First out of the bullpen was Braydon Fisher, who intentionally walked Yordan Álvarez before getting a pop out to end the inning.
Fisher ran into a bit of trouble in the bottom of the seventh, departing with a runner on first. Brendon Little replaced Fisher in leverage, striking out Zach Dezenzo to end the inning. Little returned in the bottom of the eighth, striking out the side while also issuing a walk. Tyler Rogers picked up the save, pitching a clean bottom of the ninth.
Tuesday’s game didn’t go as well. There was a sense of optimism heading into it, as the Blue Jays had won seven of their last 11 games. However, while warming up for the third inning, Trey Yesavage felt something in his knee and was removed from the game with “left knee discomfort”. He was later placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation.
As for the game itself, it didn’t go great after the injury. Chad Dallas needed to eat some innings, getting out of the bottom of the third unscathed, but giving up two earned runs in the bottom of the fourth. To their credit, the Blue Jays managed to tie it, as Myles Straw hit an RBI triple in the top of the fifth, then came home to score on a wild pitch. But that’s where the good news ended.
The Astros scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth, capped off by a three-run blast courtesy of Taylor Trammell, putting the Astros up 6-2. They added another run in the bottom of the seventh in their 7-2 victory.
That set up a rubber match on Wednesday afternoon. Jameson Taillon made his first start for the Jays, giving up three runs in the bottom of the third. Even with their winning ways, the Jays bats haven’t been great, so this looked like too much to overcome. Heading into the top of the sixth, the Jays were being no-hit.
Straw broke up the no-hitter with a double, his fourth extra-base hit of the series. He was cashed in thanks to a Kazuma Okamoto RBI single. That brought up Sánchez, who had the green light on a 3-0 pitch, driving it over the right field fence to tie the game up at three.
Neither team scored for the remaining three and a half innings, sending the game to extra innings. First up for the Blue Jays was Ernie Clement, who hit a two-run blast on the first pitch he saw to put the Jays up 5-3. 
The Astros got a run back in the bottom of the 10th thanks to a Álvarez single, but he was thrown out attempting to get into second standing up. Andrés Giménez had a terrific fake to bait him into not sliding.
Next up for the Blue Jays is a trip to Chicago’s North Side to take on the Cubs. This isn’t a series, instead they’ll make up a rainout back in June. Afterwards, they’ll travel to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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