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Arsene Wenger does not think Jamie Vardy will start for England in their Euro 2016 opener against Russia on Saturday as Arsenal continue to be linked with a move for the striker. Sky Sports Euro 2016 predictor Make your predictions with our interactive wall chart here. Vardy is in France with the England squad but it has been his club future dominating the headlines in recent days.Sky sources understand Vardy held talks with Arsenal after the Gunners triggered a £20m release clause in his Leicester contract. No decision is anticipated on Tuesday and Wenger would not comment about a move for the 29-year-old when he spoke to beIN Sports, preferring to focus on Vardys possibilities with England over the next few weeks. Wenger would not comment on the possiblity of Vardy joining Arsenal I dont think that Vardy will be a starter, Wenger said. He has earned his place in the squad.I dont say this because he does not have the quality, but because he doesnt have enough experience at that level to say the whole tournament will depend on Vardy. Will he be there? Certainly. Olivier Giroud says he has been told Vardy wants to join Arsenal Wenger also explained how he feels pace has become increasingly important for strikers. Vardy, renowned for his speed, scored 24 goals this season as Leicester claimed an unlikely Premier League title.Football progresses always. The offence creates a new problem, the defence responds. What has happened in the last 10 years is that the strikers have become quicker and quicker. Stay or go? Should Jamie Vardy leave Leicester for Arsenal? Whats happened? The defence have responded by creating quicker and quicker defenders. Also See: Vardy: Stay or go? Sturridge backs focused Vardy Age not an issue Latest England news Texas Rangers Jerseys . 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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 ninthh walk-off win this season, and 14th overall with its last at-bat.ddddddddddddMichael 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. ' ' '