HOUSTON (Interstat) — Shane Bieber pitched 5 2/3 strong innings and Alejandro Kirk homered as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at Daikin Park.

Bieber allowed nine hits and one earned run while striking out six to improve to 3-2. Tyler Rogers earned his third save with a scoreless inning. Cristian Javier took the loss after allowing three runs over six innings.

Toronto took a 1-0 lead in the second and added two in the fourth on Ernie Clement’s sacrifice fly and Jesús Sánchez’s RBI single. Houston scored in the sixth on Jeremy Peña’s run-scoring single. Kirk went 1 for 4 with a home run, and Myles Straw had two hits. Toronto finished with seven hits; Houston had 10.

Brendon Little struck out four over 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Tatsuya Imai tossed three hitless innings for Houston. The Blue Jays improved to 53-60, while the Astros fell to 58-56. Attendance was 22,789, and the game lasted 2:28.