Yordan Alvarez, Yainer Diaz power Astros' rout of Jays
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Yordan Alvarez had a solo home run and two RBI doubles as the visiting Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
Yainer Diaz added three RBIs while going 3-for-4 with a walk to help the Astros take a 2-1 lead in the four-game series.
Houston pulled away by scoring four in the seventh and three in the eighth to improve to 4-2 on a 10-game road trip.