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HOUSTON -- Collin McHugh pitched considerably better Wednesday night than his previous time out.Still, with Houstons offense still sputtering, the season-high three home runs McHugh surrendered doomed the Astros.Josh Donaldson hit two home runs, and Marco Estrada threw seven solid innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Astros 3-1 on Wednesday night.McHugh (7-8) allowed three runs and six hits with 10 strikeouts in six innings.Stuff wise, most of my pitches were there for most of the day, McHugh said. Early on we kind of settled into a little bit of a groove and felt pretty good.The right-hander was coming off his worst outing of the season Friday when he allowed eight runs in 1 2/3 innings of a 14-6 loss to Detroit.He had a rough last game, so I think he came out with the a little bit of an edge, maybe a chip on his shoulder, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. He had a ton of conviction early in his pitches.Jose Bautista hit his second home run in two nights in the sixth as he and Donaldson went back-to-back.Donaldson led off the fourth with a home run to right field before hitting his 27th home run of the season in the sixth. It was Donaldsons third multi-homer game this season.Home runs are kind of accidents, McHugh said. They could have easily been doubles or singles if its an inch higher or an inch lower. They found barrel on fastballs and it got out of the park.Marwin Gonzalez, who had missed the past four games with a right hand injury, had a double in the sixth. Altuve followed with an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-1.Houston has lost five of its past six games. The Astros have scored 12 runs in those games, with half of them coming in Fridays loss.I see some guys that are carrying a little extra baggage around, Hinch said. Obviously, this is a difficult month and when you start getting behind a little bit you want to do a little bit harder.Estrada (7-4) won his second straight start, allowing one run and four hits with seven strikeouts. Estrada has allowed four runs or fewer in each of his past 12 starts.Marco hes got a track record, McHugh said. Hes been a good pitcher for a long time. We know hes going to be tough coming in.Joe Biagini escaped a one-out jam in the eighth, inducing a flyout from Jose Altuve and striking out Carlos Correa to strand runners on second and third. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.Altuve was aggressive knowing he was going to get a strike, Hinch said. You know Correas at-bat, their guy did a pretty good job of getting ahead of him and it was a bad time for a miss. Human element of the game sometimes you know hurts you and in that regard it was a borderline pitch that didnt go our way.TRAINING ROOMBlue Jays: SS Troy Tulowitzki (thumb) was out of the lineup for the third straight game Wednesday. Tulowitzki hit off a tee and was expected to take batting practice, manager John Gibbons said.Astros: RHP Lance McCullers was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild sprain of the right elbow. RHP Brad Peacock was recalled from Triple-A Fresno to take McCullers roster spot.UP NEXTBlue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (14-3) will be going for his ninth straight win Thursday. The left-hander has not lost since June 6 and has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his past five starts.Astros: RHP Mike Fiers (7-4) will take the mound in the finale of the four-game series. 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Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium.SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner is expected to be named to the National League All-Star team when the rosters for next weeks annual midseason classic are announced Tuesday.Bumgarner is a strong candidate to make the team. He will take a 9-4 record and 2.20 ERA into Tuesdays matchup with the Colorado Rockies.Then later in the day, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is expected to announce why his ace left-hander wont be playing next Tuesday in San Diego.Bochy hasnt disclosed his pitching plans for the clubs three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday through Sunday that will take the Giants into the All-Star break.One things for sure: Right-hander Albert Suarez wont be in the rotation.Suarez, who has been serving as Matt Cains injury replacement in the rotation, was demoted to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, an indication that either Cain will return from his strained right hamstring this week or the Giants will go with a four-man rotation through the weekend.Cains return isnt likely. Bochy has indicated hed like to see the veteran take his regular spot in the rotation following the All-Star break.Being that the Giants have a day off Thursday, a four-man rotation would put Bumgarner in line to pitch Sunday. That would make him ineligible to pitch in the All-Star Game.Bochy said many factors -- but not whether he makes the All-Star team -- will go into deciding if Bumgarner is called upon to start Sunday.Your priority is here, the veteran manager insisted. You want these guys to have a chance tto pitch in the (All-Star Game).dddddddddddd But youre here to win and maybe win a championship.You cant change your rotation around so they can pitch in it.The Rockies will counter with an All-Star candidate of their own Tuesday, right-hander Tyler Chatwood. He will be reinstated from the 15-day disabled list in order to make the start.Chatwood is 8-4 with a 3.15 ERA. Ten National Leaguers began play Monday with more wins, including Bumgarner and Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who is injured.Interestingly, Chatwood also is scheduled to pitch Sunday when the Rockies, who have seven games this week, conclude the first half at home against the Philadelphia Phillies.Colorado manager Walt Weiss has not announced what he would do if Chatwood were to get selected to the NL squad.Weiss has other more immediate concerns. His club recorded only six hits against six Giants pitchers in a 3-1 loss Monday after having been held to a total of two runs in three straight defeats to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a series that ended Sunday.I thought our approach was better, Weiss said of his offense in Mondays opener in San Francisco. We swung the bats better, but not well enough to put together a big inning.The Rockies welcomed shortstop Trevor Story back into the starting lineup Monday, but it didnt help.The rookie standout went 0-for-3, walking once and striking out for the 106th time this season. ' ' '