Clement’s 10th-inning homer sends Blue Jays past Astros, 5-4

Clement breaks tie in 10th

Ernie Clement put Toronto ahead with a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning, sending the Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at Daikin Park. His 391-foot drive to left scored Urías and supplied Toronto’s first lead.

Houston answered in the bottom of the inning when Alvarez singled to right, scoring Peña, but Alvarez was out stretching at second. Houston challenged the play, and the call on the field was upheld. Chase Lee allowed one hit in one inning and earned his first save.

Astros build early lead

The Astros took control in the bottom of the third inning. Altuve opened the scoring with a 401-foot homer to left. Walker then doubled to left to score Varsho, and Wade Jr. followed with a single to center that brought in Walker for a 3-0 Houston lead.

Jameson Taillon was charged with three earned runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings for Toronto.

Toronto answers in the sixth

Toronto’s only scoring before extra innings came in the sixth. Straw scored on Okamoto’s single to center, cutting Houston’s lead to 3-1. Sánchez then tied the game with a 398-foot homer to right, scoring Okamoto and making it 3-3.

Hunter Brown allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks for Houston. He struck out eight over six innings.

Bullpens and records

Spencer Miles pitched two innings without allowing an earned run, giving up two hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Mason Fluharty worked one inning with no hits, no walks and two strikeouts. Tyler Rogers allowed one hit in one inning, and Louis Varland pitched one inning with no hits, no walks and one strikeout to earn the win and move to 4-4.

For Houston, Steven Okert, Bryan Abreu and Josh Hader each pitched one inning without allowing a hit or walk. Okert struck out one, Abreu struck out two and Hader struck out one. Bennett Sousa took the loss, falling to 0-1 after allowing two hits and one earned run with no walks and one strikeout in one inning.

The announced attendance was 27,751. Toronto improved to 54-61, while Houston fell to 59-57.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816410