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TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Yainer Diaz<\/a> drilled a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, Carlos Correa<\/a> hit his 200th career homer and the Houston Astros<\/a> beat the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> 3-2 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n After Houston\u2019s bullpen gave up a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth, Diaz restored the lead with a one-out homer off Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hoffman (9-7) leads all MLB<\/a> relievers with 15 home runs allowed this season.<\/p>\n Enyel De Los Santos<\/a> (6-3) got two outs for the win and Bryan Abreu<\/a> finished for his fifth save in 10 chances.<\/p>\n Astros right-hander Jason Alexander<\/a> matched a career high by pitching seven shutout innings. He allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out three.<\/p>\n Diaz opened the scoring with an RBI double in the second and Correa hit a solo home run in the sixth, but the Astros couldn\u2019t hold the lead.<\/p>\n Steven Okert relieved Alexander in the eighth and gave up singles to three of the four batters he faced. Okert exited after an RBI hit by Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez <\/p>\n De Los Santos entered with runners at the corners and struck out George Springer<\/a> for the second out, but Nathan Lukes<\/a> tied it with a ground ball single on a full count pitch.<\/p>\n De Los Santos ended the inning by getting Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to ground out.<\/p>\n Correa has 13 home runs this season, including six in 36 games since rejoining the Astros.<\/p>\n Key moment<\/p>\n Diaz connected on a 95 mph fastball for his 19th home run.<\/p>\n Key stat<\/p>\n Entering play Wednesday, Correa ranked fourth in career home runs among active players whose primary position is shortstop. He trails Francisco Lindor (274), Corey Seager (221) and Trevor Story (203).<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n