Bregman’s homer in 9th caps Astros comeback

Alex Bregman’s two-run homer in the ninth completed a big rally to lift the Houston Astros to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.

It was Bregman’s third straight game with a homer and it capped a huge comeback for the Astros, who trailed 5-0 in the middle of the first inning after a terrible start by Dallas Keuchel.

The Astros trailed by one when Tony Kemp singled off Ryan Tepera (5-3) with no outs in the ninth and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Then with one out in the inning, Bregman sent a fastball to left field, where it bounced off the wall above the Crawford Boxes, to give Houston the victory. MINOR FLIRTS WITH PERFECTION >> Mike Minor took a perfect game into the seventh inning and Shin-Soo Choo reached base for the 40th straight game to lead the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Padres. Minor (6-4) was perfect until Eric Hosmer’s single up the middle with one out in the seventh. One out later, center fielder Delino DeShields preserved Minor’s shutout by leaping to rob Hunter Renfroe of a home run. Choo tied Philadelphia’s Odubel Herrera for the longest on-base streak in the majors this season. Choo was hit by a pitch leading off the first inning and also had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. EFLIN SHARP FOR PHILLY >> Zach Eflin continued to shine for Philadelphia with a four-hitter over seven shutout innings, and Rhys Hoskins hit a threerun homer to help the Phillies beat the New York Yankees 3-0. TIGERS FIRE BOSIO >> The Detroit Tigers have fired pitching coach Chris Bosio. The Tigers announced the move Wednesday, saying Bosio’s contract was terminated because of insensitive comments that violated team policy. The team says it holds employees “to the highest standards of personal conduct on and off the field,” adding it has zero tolerance for Bosio’s behavior.