Ernie Clement’s 10th-inning, 2-run homer lifts the Blue Jays past the Astros

HOUSTON (AP) — Ernie Clement’s two-run homer in the 10th inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros Wednesday.

The game was tied at 3-all entering the 10th with the automatic runner on second when Clement sent the first pitch from Bennett Sousa (0-1) into left field to put the Blue Jays on top.

Yordan Alvarez's base hit to start Houston's 10th scored the automatic runner to get the Astros within 5-4, but Alvarez was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double.

The Astros challenged the call, which was upheld. Manager Joe Espada was then ejected for arguing the decision.

Chase Lee retired Jose Altuve and Daulton Varsho to end it and collect his first save.

Louis Varland (4-4) struck out one in a scoreless ninth for the win.

Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run home run to tie it in the sixth and help Toronto win two of three games in the series.

Altuve hit a solo homer for the Astros, who went 3-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Houston starter Hunter Brown yielded three hits and three runs in six innings.

Brown didn’t allow a hit until Myles Straw doubled with one out in the sixth inning. Kazuma Okamoto’s two-out single scored Straw to cut the lead to 3-1.

Sánchez tied it when he sent a high fastball into the seats in right field.

Jameson Taillon allowed six hits and three runs in four innings in his debut for Toronto after Sunday’s trade from the Cubs.

Altuve got the Astros going with his shot to left field with one out in the third. Varsho singled and stole second base before scoring on a two-out double by Christian Walker.

LaMonte Wade Jr. followed with an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.

RHP Dylan Cease (7-5, 2.41 ERA) pitches for Toronto against David Peterson (6-7, 5.52) when the Blue Jays travel to Chicago Thursday to make up a June 21 game postponed because of weather.

The Astros are off Thursday before opening a series at San Diego Friday night

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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Luis Urías tags out Houston Astros right fielder Cam Smith (11) at second base during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Houston, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto singles during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Houston, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jameson Taillon throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve celebrates after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Houston, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are being featured on the HBO series “Hard Knocks” for the first time in franchise history, and it didn’t take long for some someone to stir the pot.

Last Friday, Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall put offensive lineman Bryce Cabeldue into a chokehold and body-slammed him during a fight in practice that was shown on the first episode, which debuted Tuesday night. Cabeldue and linebacker Tyrice Knight shoved one another before Hall brought Cabeldue to the ground.

Following Wednesday’s practice, Hall acknowledged that things got out of control, but he said he and his teammates have since made up.

“At the end of the day, we all love each other,” Hall said. “We’re a team. We are a brotherhood. At the end of the day, it happened out here. We go in the locker room, you know, ‘Hey man, I apologize, that was beyond the line of where we’re trying to go, where we trying to get.’ And we move forward.”

During the episode, defensive coordinator Aden Durde revealed to coach Mike Macdonald that fullback and special teams captain Brady Russell had egged Hall on. According to Durde, Russell said Hall, who signed a $42 million, three-year contract extension in June, had changed because of his new deal.

When asked if the players involved in the fight have smoothed over the situation, Macdonald said they had.

“Yeah, the guys have been great,” Macdonald said Wednesday. “The guys have been awesome.”

Macdonald said he is proud of his team for the way it has handled itself and was presented in the episode of the long-running docuseries, barring a “couple of fun exceptions.” Hall agreed with the coach.

“I think it shows who we are as a unit, as a team, right?” Hall said. “Things happen out here on the football field, obviously, as you saw in the episode.”

Hall was also featured off the field. He arrived for the Seahawks’ first day of training camp in a souped-up truck that he modified himself. The 6-foot-3, 254-pounder drove his truck over an HBO camera, smashing it.

“I ran (it) over and they were like, ‘D-Hall, did you feel something when you rolled in?’” Hall said. “I’m like, ‘No.’ And then they showed me the camera and it was just smashed. So, I was like, ‘Dang, I apologize.’ I know it’s unique, it’s authentic, but I did smash the camera.”

Much like that incident, Hall is moving on from the fight. Even though he was captured during a tough moment, he has enjoyed being part of the show.

“I love it. I love it,” Hall said. “I think that’s a big piece of what they’re trying to do. Again, it just shows who we are as a team. What guys do outside of football. A lot of people see us in this limelight as professional athletes, and what we do on the field, and these media sessions, different things like that. So, I think it’s pretty cool.”

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Seattle Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall, left, runs a drill with linebacker Jalan Gaines (47) during the NFL football team's training camp, Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde runs a drill with Seattle Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall during the NFL football team's training camp, Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall runs a drill during the NFL football team's training camp, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)