TORONTO (Interstat) — Mike Burrows pitched six strong innings and the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. Burrows allowed one earned run on two hits with three strikeouts. Steven Okert earned the win and Josh Hader nailed down his sixth save with a perfect ninth. Houston scored single runs in the first, eighth and ninth innings. Isaac Paredes doubled in the first to drive in Jeremy Peña. Toronto tied it in the bottom of the first on a solo home run by Nathan Lukes. The game stayed deadlocked until the eighth, when Houston pushed ahead. In the ninth, Peña singled home Brice Matthews for an insurance run. Jeff Hoffman took the loss, allowing one earned run in 1 1/3 innings. Trey Yesavage started for Toronto, giving up one earned run over 5 2/3 innings. Each team managed four hits. Attendance was 39,264, and the game lasted 2:34. Houston improved to 39-43, while Toronto dropped to 39-41.