Trammell’s three-run homer sends Astros past Blue Jays, 7-2

Trammell supplies the biggest swing

388 feet was the listed distance on Trammell’s three-run homer, the game’s only home run, and it helped carry the Houston Astros to a 7-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Daikin Park.

Trammell’s drive to right came in the bottom of the fifth with Walker and Altuve aboard. It turned a 3-2 Astros lead into a 6-2 advantage, giving Houston the separation it kept the rest of the way.

Altuve also had two run-scoring singles. He scored the first run of the game and later drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth and another run in the seventh.

Houston builds, Toronto answers

The Astros broke through in the bottom of the fourth. Diaz singled to left, scoring Altuve and moving Trammell to second for a 1-0 lead.

Houston made it 2-0 later in the inning when Smith singled to left and Trammell scored on a throwing error by left fielder Sánchez. Smith reached second on the error, and Diaz reached third on the play.

Toronto tied the game in the top of the fifth. Straw tripled to center, scoring Giménez, and then scored on a wild pitch by Wesneski to make it 2-2.

Astros retake control

Houston responded in the bottom of the fifth. Altuve reached on an infield single to shortstop, bringing in Alvarez and moving Walker to second for a 3-2 lead.

Trammell followed with the three-run homer to right, scoring Walker and Altuve. The Astros added their final run in the bottom of the seventh, when Altuve singled to center and Walker scored for a 7-2 lead.

Pitching and records

Wesneski earned the win for Houston, improving to 2-0. He pitched six innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs with two walks and four strikeouts.

Bennett Sousa pitched one inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks and one strikeout. Enyel De Los Santos pitched two innings, allowing one hit with no earned runs, no walks and one strikeout.

Chad Dallas took the loss for Toronto, falling to 1-1. He pitched three innings, allowing seven hits and six earned runs with four walks and three strikeouts. The announced attendance was 30,450. Houston improved to 59-56, and Toronto fell to 53-61.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816395