Kirk’s 373-foot homer helps Blue Jays beat Astros 3-1

Kirk opens the scoring

373 feet was the listed distance on Kirk’s homer to left center, the only home run of the game, and it gave the Toronto Blue Jays the first run in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Daikin Park.

Kirk’s second-inning swing put Toronto ahead 1-0. The Blue Jays, playing as the away team, added two runs in the fourth inning and protected that lead the rest of the way.

Toronto adds in the fourth

Toronto made it 2-0 in the fourth when Sánchez singled to left and Okamoto scored on an error. On the same play, Sánchez was safe at second on a throwing error by left fielder Trammell, and Springer was safe at third on an error.

Clement followed with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Springer for a 3-0 Toronto lead. Those were the final Toronto runs of the game.

Houston’s only run came in the sixth inning. Peña singled to center, scoring Diaz, with Peña moving to second and Smith to third. That cut Toronto’s lead to 3-1, which became the final score.

Pitching holds the line

Shane Bieber earned the win for Toronto, moving to 3-2. He worked 5.2 innings and allowed nine hits, one earned run and two walks with six strikeouts.

Braydon Fisher was credited with his 10th hold after pitching one inning for Toronto. He allowed one hit, no earned runs and two walks, with no strikeouts.

Brendon Little recorded his first hold with 1.1 innings, no hits, no earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts. Tyler Rogers earned his third save with one inning, no hits, no earned runs, no walks and no strikeouts.

Javier takes the loss

Cristian Javier took the loss for Houston, dropping to 1-2. He pitched six innings and allowed seven hits, three earned runs and no walks, with two strikeouts.

Tatsuya Imai followed with three innings for Houston, allowing no hits, no earned runs and no walks while striking out five.

Attendance was 22,789 at Daikin Park. The result left Houston at 58-56 and Toronto at 53-60.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816382