Christian Walker homered in a three-run second, Ryan Gusto pitched well into the sixth and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Wednesday night to sweep the three-game series.

The Toronto Blue Jays were swept by the Houston Astros this week, dropping all three games at Daikin Park in Houston. Wednesday's defeat was 3-1 as the Jays mustered just five hits in total. They've now dropped five straight games to fall under .

Zach Dezenzo led the way for Houston with three hits. Christian Walker and Yainer Díaz had two hits apiece, including a homer for the former and a triple for the latter. Ryan Gusto (3-1, 2.78) also came one out from his first ever Quality Start, striking out six over 5 2 ⁄ 3 innings. He gave up one run on three hits and a walk.