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HOUSTON -- Marcus Stroman pieced together his best performance of the season on Monday night.However, his offense didnt support him, striking out 22 times.Carlos Correas RBI double in the 14th inning gave the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.Stroman gave up one run and three hits, while striking out a career high 13 and walking one.Thats the best I have ever seen him, Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin said. Electric fastball. Cutter-slider was awesome. Curveball was good, and he mixed in some changeups, too. Overall, he looked composed on the mound. I told him he was looking like Pedro Martinez out there. He was nasty today.Stroman said he felt relaxed, strong and had a good groove with Martin early on.I think it was the mix of pitches me and Russ had going, Stroman said. I was hitting on my slider. I also my sinker going. Everything plays off my heater. Once thats down, I can use all my other pitches.Jose Altuve, who homered earlier in the game, opened the 14th inning with a single to shallow left field off former teammate Scott Feldman (5-4), and Correa followed with his hit off the fence in right-center field.Feldman was traded from the Astros to the Blue Jays earlier in the day.It was a little different, but you see some crazy stuff in baseball, Feldman said. Ive played long enough that it doesnt really affect you. I felt fine when I was out there. I made a couple bad pitches, and unfortunately, lost that game.Martin tied the score with a leadoff homer in the ninth against Astros closer Will Harris, who has blown three of his last five save chances.We couldnt get any offense going other than that one home run by Russ, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. That was it.The 22 strikeouts by Astros pitchers were the second-most in franchise history, one shy of the record set in 2003 against the Chicago Cubs.We strikeout, Gibbons said. If you watch us, thats part of what we do. You play those extra innings against some pretty good arms, we are going to have some strikeouts. Its not ideal.Houston got its ninth walk-off win this season, and 14th overall with its last at-bat.Michael Feliz (7-1) pitched a perfect 14th inning, following Chris Devenski 4 1/3 perfect innings after entering the game in the ninth.Altuve gave the Astros a 1-0 lead with a two-out shot off Marcus Stroman into the first few rows of the Crawford Boxes for his 19th home run of the season.Astros starter Doug Fister gave up four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in six scoreless innings. Fister has now allowed three runs or fewer in 17 of his 21 starts this season.He was coming off one of his worst starts of the season, giving up six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings on July 26 against the New York Yankees.TRADE DEADLINEBlue Jays: Toronto acquired RHP Feldman from the Astros, LHP Francisco Liriano, C Reese McGuire and OF Harold Ramirez from the Pirates and RHP Mike Bolsinger from the Dodgers.Astros: Houston made two acquisitions, getting RHP Lupe Chavez from the Blue Jays for Feldman and INF/OF Yordan Alvarez from the Dodgers for RHP Josh Fields.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: OF Ezequiel Carrera (left Achilles strain) was placed on the 15-day disabled list ... INF Ryan Goins (right forearm tightness) came back from a medical rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo and was removed from 15-day DL ... Josh Donaldson was held out of the lineup on Monday with left hamstring soreness but pinch hit in the 12th inning and stayed in to play third ... SS Troy Tulowitzki (thumb) was held out of the lineupAstros: INF Marwin Gonzalez (right hand soreness) and CF Carlos Gomez (right hamstring strain) are day-to-day and were held out of the starting lineup.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP R.A. Dickey (7-12, 4.66 ERA) gets the ball for the Blue Jays on Tuesday looking for his first win since July 10.Astros: RHP Lance McCullers (6-4, 3.18 ERA) starts for the Astros on Tuesday coming off his second-straight double-digit strikeout performance and third in last five starts. Cheap Mariners Jerseys . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Custom Seattle Mariners Jerseys . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. https://www.cheapmariners.com/ . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Seattle Mariners Store . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. Wholesale Mariners Jerseys . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No.Ten-man Liverpool grabbed a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, extending the hosts woeful run of form thanks to a controversial last-minute penalty. Emmanuel Adebayor had hit the bar in the first-half and Joe Ledley put Palace ahead with a low strike from the edge of the box shortly after the break. Palace 1-2 Liverpool Read our match report However, a slip from Palace keeper Alex McCarthy handed Roberto Firmino a chance to level the scores and, after Alberto Moreno had cannoned a shot into the woodwork, substitute Christian Benteke won and scored an injury-time penalty. Here, we examine five talking points from the game…Was it a penalty? Should Liverpools injury-time, match-winning penalty have been awarded? It was a decision hotly debated after the final whistle. Should Liverpools injury-time penalty against Crystal Palace have been awarded? Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry debated the decision With just seconds left on the clock, Benteke appeared to be heading to the touchline, before Damien Delaney slid in, tried to pull out of his tackle, clipped the Belgian with his knee and sent the Liverpool striker tumbling.At first it appeared referee Andre Marriner was not convinced but following an apparent intervention from his linesman, awarded the spot-kick, which Benteke cooly converted. Christian Benteke scores from the penalty spot Asked afterwards whether it was a foul, Benteke was diplomatic. I think he touched me, otherwise I wouldnt have gone down, he told Sky Sports. The referee knows better than us and he took the right decision.Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, was convinced. As soon as I saw it I thought it was a penalty, he said. Liverpool players dont dive! It was a stupid decision to dive in and [Delaney] just clipped with his right knee Christian Bentekes left ankle and its a penalty. I dont think its a debate. Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew disputed the last minute penalty and felt it was very harsh on his team But an angry Alan Pardew felt his team had been hard done by. If the linesman has called it for that knee touch on the foot, in the last seconds of the game, when hes pulling out of it, I think thats harsh, said the Palace boss. Delaney shouldnt go to ground and he knows that, he pulls out of it. If you give a penalty for that in the last seconds, blimey, thats a bit tough.Despite the circumstances, the goal ended Bentekes 715 minute goal drought in all competitions and Carragher was pleased for the Liverpool forward. Hes a big-money signing and it hasnt quite worked out for him. But hes someone I look at and I sort of feel for him. Hes conducted himself really well off the pitch. And that will do him a world of good. Christian Benteke felt the referee was correct in awarding the late penalty at Selhurst Park Liverpool adapt after Milner red cardThe was no debate about James Milners red card, though.ddddddddddddIt was just his second ever Premier League dismissal - the first coming against West Brom in October 2012 - but he left referee Andre Marriner little choice but to issues two yellow cards for late tackles on Yohan Cabaye and Wilfried Zaha.At 1-0 down, Liverpool could easily have folded after being reduced to 10 men but a combination of good fortune, a formation switch and a drop-off in performance from the hosts led to the Reds grabbing all three points. James Milner fouls Wilfried Zaha before being sent-off Klopp switched formation to 3-4-2, following Milners sending off and, while he conceded that left his team occasionally exposed down their right flank, he was keen to maintain an attacking impetus. The gamble paid off. A mis-kick from goalkeeper Alex McCarthy presented Roberto Firmino with a simple one-on-one to level the scores before Bentekes late penalty.It was an incredible performance from all of us, especially after the red card, said Dejan Lovren. We stepped up and showed our skills and our character and I think it was a deserved win today.Palaces poor run goes on Alan Pardew launched his coat into the dugout in frustration after seeing Benteke snatch all three points with the final kick of the game. Its easy to understand his annoyance.Palace are on the longest winless run in the Premier League (12 games) and, after losing their fifth home game in a row, have slumped from fifth to 15th. Palace slump Crystal Palace have gone 12 Premier League matches without a win (D4 L8), the current longest winless run in the top-flight. For the second game in a row injury-time goals have denied his side valuable points but Thierry Henry was unimpressed by Palaces second-half display.In the second half Liverpool played way better with 10 men, Henry told Sky Sports. Palace became a bit timid, fragile, lethargic, passive at times and Liverpool deserved to win the game. In the last 30 minutes Liverpool controlled the game with 10 men.Liverpool end Selhurst streak Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool fully deserved their win after fighting back from a goal down and losing James Milner to a red card Liverpool will hope Sundays victory ends a wretched spell of form at Selhurst Park.This was the Reds first league win at Palace since December 1997 and the Eagles had gone into the game having won six of their last 11 meetings with Liverpool, including the previous three Premier League clashes.Before that trio of Palace wins, the London club held Liverpool to a memorable 3-3 draw, which was a major hammer blow to the Reds league title hopes in May 2014. Liverpools players and their travelling support will take fonder memories from their latest visit to south London. Liverpools set-piece problems return Crystal Palaces Joe Ledley celebrates scoring the first goal of the game While victory over Palace keeps Liverpool in the hunt for a European qualifying spot, there was a familiar problem in defence which wont have escaped Jurgen Klopps attention.Joe Ledleys opener came from Liverpools failure to clear a corner, meaning for the ninth time this season theyve conceded from that type of set piece. Only Swansea have conceded more goals from corners (10).Of course, Crystal Palace are specialists from dead-ball situations. No Premier League side has scored more goals from corners this season than Palace, with their total of 10 level with Spurs. But Klopp will be keen to address this recurring defensive theme.Did you think Liverpool should have been awarded their injury-time penalty? Let us know using the message boards or by tweeting @SkyFootball Also See: Palace 1-2 Liverpool - match report Palace 1-2 Liverpool - as it happened ' ' '