Joey Loperfido hits go-ahead 3-run home run in 11th for Astros
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 23, 2026, 11:50 PM
Last updated Jun 23, 2026
Joey Loperfido's tiebreaking three-run home run in the 11th inning led the Houston Astros to a 9-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on June 23. Loperfido's homer came after the Astros had tied the game in the ninth. Earlier, Yainer Diaz, Cam Smith, and Taylor Trammell hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the fourth inning off Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber, who was activated from the injured list before the game. The Astros rallied with a two-out single by Kazuma Okamoto in the ninth, but Toronto left 13 runners stranded. The teams will meet again on June 24, with Blue Jays RHP Trey Yesavage scheduled to start against Astros RHP Mike Burrows.
- •Astros scored three in the 11th to secure victory.
- •Loperfido's homer was his first of the season.
- •Bieber allowed four runs and three homers in 3 2/3 innings.
- •Okamoto went 3 for 4 with three RBIs for Toronto.
- •Next game features Yesavage starting for Toronto on June 24.
- 12:23 AMYahoo Sports — Hero Loperfido: 3-Run Bomb Lifts Astros over Jays 9-7/11
- 11:50 PMYahoo Sports — Joey Loperfido hits tiebreaking 3-run HR in 11th inning as Astros beat Blue Jays 9-7
"It was a day of the long ball, resilience, extra innings and jubilation. In the end, Houston would hang on in a back-and-forth affair, defeating Toronto by a score of 9-7. The hero would ironically be a former Blue Jay, Joey Loperfido, who Houston reacquired for moments such as these. In […]
"Joey Loperfido hit a tiebreaking home run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Tuesday.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 24, 2026, 12:23 AMHero Loperfido: 3-Run Bomb Lifts Astros over Jays 9-7/11
It was a day of the long ball, resilience, extra innings and jubilation. In the end, Houston would hang on in a back-and-forth affair, defeating Toronto by a score of 9-7. The hero would ironically be a former Blue Jay, Joey Loperfido, who Houston reacquired for moments such as these. In […]
- Yahoo SportsJun 23, 2026, 11:50 PMJoey Loperfido hits tiebreaking 3-run HR in 11th inning as Astros beat Blue Jays 9-7
Joey Loperfido hit a tiebreaking home run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Tuesday.
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