DUNEDIN, Fla. - Jose Bautista hit his first two homers of spring training and Travis Snider hit his third, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Jeff Mathis singled to open the third inning against Astros starter Zack Duke and, two outs later, Bautista crushed a 1-1 pitch over the left field wall. In the third, Snider jumped on Duke's fastball and also homered to left. In the fifth, Bautista sent Jordan Lyles' first pitch to him over the 400-foot sign to the right of the batter's eye in centre field.
Right-hander Dustin McGowan gave up one hit and struck out one in two innings. It's his first spring start as he comes back from several shoulder operations in pursuit of the fifth spot in the Blue Jays' rotation.
