The New York Yankees were defeated
by the Houston Astros on Saturday evening.
The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final
score was 2-1. Luis Severino started and
pitched well but was pulled for safety reasons after the manager thought he
might be hurt. The Yankees bullpen was
outstanding. The Yankees once again only
managed five hits on offense.
Severino pitched four innings
giving up two hits and a run with two walks.
Tommy Khanle pitched two innings with a walk and a strikeout, David
Robertson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Aroldis
Chapman pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout
and he took the loss.
Justin Verlander won the game
pitching a complete game with five hits and a run. He walked one and struck out 13.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Didi
Gregorius had a hit and Greg Bird drew a walk.
Starlin Castro had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Todd Frazier had a
hit and an RBI. Gardner, Hicks and
Frazier each hit a double. The Yankees
were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.
Jose Altuve had two hits, Carlos
Correa had two hits and two RBI with a walk and Yuri Gurriel had a hit and drew
a walk. Alex Bregman drew a walk,
Gurriel and Correa each hit a double.
Correa hit a homerun and the Astros were 0-2 with runners in scoring
position and left four men on base.
Reddick had an outfield assist.
In the fourth Correa hit a solo
homerun that was reviewed but was upheld.
The Astros took a 1-0 lead. In
the fifth Frazier hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. The game ended in the bottom of the ninth on
a Correa RBI double. If Gary Sanchez
caught the relay throw though Altuve who scored the winning run was out by
about ten feet.
The Yankees have suffered
back-to-back heart breakers in Houston to trail the ALCS 2 games to none but
they will get a day off and then be home for Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday
if necessary.
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