TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Joey Loperfido hit a tiebreaking home run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Loperfido\u2019s first home run of the season came off former Toronto teammate Braydon Fisher (3-3).<\/p>\n
With automatic runner Jose Altuve at second base to begin the 11th, the Blue Jays intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez. Fisher struck out Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes before Loperfido connected.<\/p>\n
Yainer Diaz, Cam Smith and Taylor Trammell hit consecutive home runs for Houston in the fourth. All three homers came off Toronto starter Shane Bieber.<\/p>\n
It was the first time the Astros have hit three consecutive homers since Altuve, Alex Bregman and Alvarez did it against Texas on July 19, 2019.<\/p>\n
Logan VanWey (1-0) gave up Kazuma Okamoto\u2019s RBI single in the ninth and worked two innings for his first career win.<\/p>\n
After Okamoto\u2019s two-out single put Toronto up 6-4 in the eighth, the Astros tied it against Tyler Rogers in the top of the ninth.<\/p>\n
Loperfido drove in the first run when Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela was called for interference with the bases loaded. Cam Smith followed with a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n
The blown save was Rogers\u2019 third.<\/p>\n
Okamoto went 3 for 4 with two walks and drove in three runs. Daulton Varsho and Luis Ur\u00edas hit two-run home runs, but it wasn\u2019t enough for the Blue Jays, who left 13 runners stranded.<\/p>\n
Making his first start of the season, Bieber allowed four runs and nine hits, including three homers, in 3 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
The AL Cy Young Award winner with Cleveland in 2020, Bieber was activated off the injured list before the game. He had not pitched this season because of elbow inflammation.<\/p>\n
Toronto\u2019s Ernie Clement (left hip) did not play.
\nUp next<\/p>\n
Blue Jays RHP Trey Yesavage (3-3, 3.76 ERA) is scheduled to start Wednesday against Astros RHP Mike Burrows (3-8, 5.79).<\/p>\n
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