Kevin Gausman was absolutely masterful in Toronto’s 6-0 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday, firing his fourth career complete game and just his second career shutout in the process.
Here’s how it all went down:
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🎯 Pitching Performance
Gausman (now 10-10 on the season) threw nine innings, allowing just two hits (both singles), walking one, and striking out nine.
He threw 100 pitches of which 79 were strikes, and retired the final 17 batters he faced.
Big moment: In the fourth inning, with runners on the corners (Peña and Correa), he got José Altuve to pop up and struck out Jesús Sánchez to slam the door on that threat.
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⚾ Offense & Other Highlights
Davis Schneider homered (his 11th of the year) and drove in two runs.
Addison Barger also had a strong game, recording a double and a sacrifice fly, and contributed two RBIs.
Early scoring helped set the tone:
1. In the first inning, George Springer led off with an infield single, scored on a Nathan Lukes double, then Lukes came home when Barger doubled (a ball “lost in the sun” by the right fielder).
2. Schneider’s homer made it 3-0 in the second.
3. A sacrifice fly by Schneider brought in Daulton Varsho in the fourth.
4. Two more runs in the 8th: one via a sacrifice fly by Barger (a ball that glanced off the right fielder’s glove) and the final run on a single by Varsho.
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📉 Impact & Notes
The Blue Jays improve their home record to 47-25 and are now 63-4 when scoring five or more runs.
For the Astros, this was another rough stretch; they’ve now lost four straight series.
The crowd of 41,224 at Rogers Centre gave Gausman a standing ovation before he even finished the ninth—recognition of a truly dominant outing.
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It was one of those performances where everything clicked — Gausman’s command, the offense giving early support, and the defense doing enough. If you like, I can pull up how this ranks among his best starts ever, or see whether it shifts his standing in the playoff rotation.
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