After moving to the bullpen for a turn through the Astros’ rotation last week, Mike Burrows looked rejuvenated on Wednesday as he delivered one of his best outings of the season in his return to working as a starter. Burrows masterfully navigated through six innings of one-run ball against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out three before handing the ball off to Houston’s bullpen in a 3-1 win. “He competed in the zone. I thought that he threw the ball extremely well,” said Astros manager Joe Espada. “It’s the Mike that we’ve seen in outings just like that, and he delivered on a night that we really needed him to step up.” The 26-year-old Burrows used all five of his pitches and averaged 95.2 mph with his four-seam fastball as he kept Toronto’s lineup off balance and away from hard contact for most of the night. Burrows’ only blip came on the second batter in the bottom of the first, when Nathan Lukes took him just over the wall in right field for a solo homer. But instead of letting that derail his return to the rotation, the 6-foot-1 right-hander locked in. After Lukes’ solo blast, Burrows retired 17 of the next 19 hitters he faced before earning his handshake from Espada. “It’s flow state,” Burrows said of the rhythm he entered after the Lukes homer. “You’re out there competing, and everything’s moving right, and you know you’re doing \[well\
