03/29/09 3:55 PM ET
Late homer gets Astros back on track
Santangelo comes through in eighth inning to top Blue Jays
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
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at Kissimmee, Fla.
Sunday, March 29
Blue Jays at the plate: The Jays recorded six doubles, including two from leadoff man Marco Scutaro. Raul Chavez led off the third with a double and scored on Aaron Hill's double.
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Astros at the plate: Jason Michaels hit a leadoff home run in the third frame, his first of the spring. Darin Erstad led off the fourth with a double. Hunter Pence singled in a run in the seventh. Lou Santangelo broke the tie with a solo homer in the eighth.
Blue Jays on the mound: Ricky Romero yielded two runs over seven innings, striking out six. Astros on the mound: Brian Moehler allowed two runs over six innings. He did not issue a walk or record a strikeout, and six of the seven hits he allowed were doubles. Grapefruit League records: Blue Jays 11-14-2; Astros 9-17-3 Up next: The Astros will play their final road game of the Grapefruit League schedule when they travel to Clearwater, Fla., to meet the Phillies on Monday at 12:05 p.m. CT. Mike Hampton will start for Houston, and the Astros will face Chan Ho Park. Lance Berkman is expected to miss this game while he continues to nurse a sore left shoulder.
Alyson Footer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.











