Dubón had a game-tying hit, Peña homered and the Astros beat the Blue Jays 5-3 for their 12th win in 14 games

Yordan Alvarez reached base four times and scored a run as Houston won the four-game series 3-1.

Peña went 2 for 4 with a walk and scored twice. He extended Houston’s lead with a solo home run off Trevor Richards in the seventh inning, his seventh of the season. Peña also hit a home run in the series opener Monday.

Valdez (7-5) allowed three runs and nine hits. He walked two and struck out four.

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 responded with five hits against Valdez in the bottom half of the inning. Two runs were scored on a bases-loaded single by Spencer Horwitz and Alejandro Kirk added an RBI double.

Peña singled with one out in the fifth, advanced on a groundout and scored on Dubón’s single to center field.

Bassitt (7-7) allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings to lose for the first time since May 17 to Tampa Bay.

The Blue Jays used a walk and an infield single to put two runners on base in the bottom of the fifth, but Astros third baseman Alex Bregman started an inning-ending double play on Danny Jansen’s groundout.

Toronto scored the tying run on third base with one out in the sixth inning, but Valdez finished his outing by getting Kirk and Ernie Clement to ground out.

The Blue Jays intentionally walked Alvarez to load the bases with two outs in the fourth inning. Diaz was tagged out to end the inning.

Alvarez was hit by pitches in the sixth and ninth innings.

Blue Jays: Jansen was activated from the paternity list and catcher Brian Serven was sent to Triple-A Buffalo.

Blue Jays: Shortstop Bo Bichette was scratched with a right forearm contusion. The two-time American League leading hitter was struck out three times on a pitch that hit his arm Wednesday.

Astros: Houston has not yet announced a starter for Friday’s game at Minnesota. Starting pitcher Pablo López (8-6, 4.88 ERA) is scheduled for the Twins.

Blue Jays: Right-handed pitcher Kevin Gausman (6-7, 4.75 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday against Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo (6-9, 3.87 ERA) in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle.

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