Japan Classical Music Festival 2024-07-06 Japan Classical Music Festival - Last update images today Japan Classical Music Festival Wave's Ellis Denies Abusive Workplace Allegations TORONTO -- — Mauricio Dubón hit a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning, Jeremy Peña added a solo home run and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Thursday for their 12th win in 14 games. "I feel like the team has good vibes right now,” Peña said. “Everyone is showing up with a job to do, which is show up, compete, and win the game. I feel like we’re all on the same page.” Framber Valdez pitched six innings to win his third straight start as the Astros extended their team-record Fourth of July winning streak to seven. Yordan Alvarez reached base four times and scored a run as Houston won the four-game series 3-1. “Our goal is to finish this first half strong and playing our best,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “I feel like we’re there right now. We came out here and we took care of business.” The Blue Jays have lost 12 of 16. “Got to pick yourself up and keep going,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. "There’s no giving up, there’s no quitting." Peña went 2 for 4 with a walk and scored twice. He extended Houston’s lead with a solo homer off Trevor Richards in the seventh inning, his seventh of the season. Peña also homered in Monday’s series opener. Valdez (7-5) allowed three runs and nine hits. He walked two and struck out four. “It started not his best but he settled down very nicely,” Espada said. Tayler Scott pitched the seventh, Ryan Pressley worked the eighth and Josh Hader finished for his 14th save in 15 chances. Both teams scored three runs in a first inning that produced eight hits and two walks. Yainer Diaz opened the scoring with a bases-loaded groundout and Jon Singleton followed with a two-run single off Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt. Toronto answered with five hits against Valdez in the bottom half. Two runs scored on a bases-loaded single by Spencer Horwitz and Alejandro Kirk added an RBI double. Peña hit a one-out single in the fifth, advanced on a groundout and scored on Dubón’s single to center. Bassitt (7-7) allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings to lose for the first time since May 17 against Tampa Bay. The Blue Jays used a walk and an infield single to put two runners on in the bottom of the fifth, but Astros third baseman Alex Bregman started an inning-ending double play on Danny Jansen’s grounder. Houston turned five double plays Thursday. Bregman was involved in three, including an unassisted double play to end the first where he caught Ernie Clement’s liner and tagged Horwitz. “I’ve been playing with him since 2022 and every day on defense he seems to amaze me,” Peña said of Bregman. “He makes plays that I don’t see people make.” Toronto put the tying run at third base with one out in the sixth but Valdez finished his outing by getting Kirk and Clement to ground out. The Blue Jays intentionally walked Alvarez to load the bases with two outs in the fourth. Diaz fouled out to end the inning. “I tell you what, it’s tough to pitch to him right now,” Espada said of Alvarez. “I don’t blame Schneider for intentionally walking him. Right now he’s on fire.” Alvarez was hit by pitches in the sixth and ninth innings. ROSTER MOVES Blue Jays: Jansen was activated off the paternity list and catcher Brian Serven was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: Shortstop Bo Bichette was scratched from the lineup because of a right forearm contusion. The two-time AL hit leader struck out on a pitch that hit him in the arm on Wednesday. UP NEXT Astros: Espada said RHP reliever Shawn Dubin will start Friday’s game at Minnesota. RHP Pablo López (8-6, 4.88 ERA) is scheduled for the Twins. Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (6-7, 4.75 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday against Mariners RHP Luis Castillo (6-9, 3.87) in the opener of a three-game series at Seattle. ------ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb Caption ?w=1200&h= 1&s=1 Countdown Japan Festival 2024 1500x1001 Sukiyaki Meets The World Festival Japan 2024 1030x686 Rock In Japan Festival 2024 768x512 Dc Image Maxresdefault Japan Tours Festival 8 MFJ2024banner Homepage 1 Sub1 400x400 094a890da2f647a6d7522df6e10b6ec4 GCrj3jVb0AAlac6 JFF2023 Feature Spring Festival 2023 Poster H 1024x683 Jw 5d15ec0ac351e7.62274004 300x200 Xdvt8xjqza4jmpezbdto2o3g51x8z6 Rising Japan MusicFest 2023 800 759x500 Jmf Main Kv Content JMF2022 Pos B1 220922 Classical Music In Tokyo Hqdefault Osaka1 Japan Kanamara Matsuri JrGWvvDO Ef4fcecc7d8b8059285b31321c6867eb83b39c06 Hq 9 Music Festivals In Japan In 2023 Micah Go 1200 1000x600 Master Art JMF2022 Winter 1 Scaled LCmdSy31ldg985ZG2j54uDcuK66BYhSpzgGdTJ031w1i5mMM4uz2svgtmKl87QC8 Japan Tours Festival 2023 1068x601 1 Main ?20221011024925 Music Festival Min Rising Japan MusicFest 2023 800 699x1080 EJ Concert April 2019 Poster A4 Tall V5 2