HRs help Blue Jays snap Minute Maid skid

HOUSTON — One night after going 14 innings with the Astros only to lose in walk-off fashion, the Blue Jays got the best of Houston, 2-1, on Tuesday night, thanks to solo home runs from Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion.

Astros right-hander Lance McCullers exited the game in the top of the fifth with discomfort in his right elbow after surrendering Bautista and Encarnacion’s homers in the third and fourth innings, respectively. It was the first time he allowed multiple homers in a game this season.

Toronto’s R.A. Dickey, who at 41 is 19 years older than the 22-year-old McCullers, kept the Astros’ offense at bay for most of the night. He went seven innings, allowing only one run — on an RBI single from Astros catcher Evan Gattis — while striking out five.

The win snaps an eight-game losing streak for the Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park, where they have a 3-13 record.

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