A seesaw finish carried the Houston Astros past the New York Yankees, with the lead changing hands repeatedly before Houston pulled ahead late.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Yainer Diaz powered the Astros throughout the game, while Luis Garcia and Cody Bellinger supplied the Yankees' biggest answers. Houston's offense kept finding a response whenever New York moved in front.
Diaz opened the scoring with a home run in the second. In the third, Daulton Varsho's single brought Jose Altuve home before Bellinger's home run brought Trent Grisham and Luis García Jr. across. Varsho later scored Yordan Alvarez with a single to tie the game, and Luis García Jr.'s home run put New York back in front. Jeremy Peña's home run brought Diaz home and tied the game again.
The late swings continued. Luis García Jr.'s double brought Grisham home in the seventh, then Diaz homered to tie the game in the eighth. Yordan Alvarez's triple scored Peña and gave Houston the lead it would not relinquish, while Isaac Paredes added another run with a single. Diaz's single brought Cam Smith home in the ninth, and Josh Hader closed the door for Houston.
Houston's bullpen absorbed the Yankees' late pressure, with Bryan Abreu earning the win and Hader recording the save. New York's relief corps could not protect the lead, and Brent Headrick took the loss. The Astros leave Yankee Stadium with a win shaped by a relentless, seesaw finish.
Houston Astros defeated New York Yankees, 9-7.
- Yainer Diaz went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored (batting .261 on the season).
- Luis Garcia went 4-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 double, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .283 on the season).
- Cody Bellinger went 1-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .258 on the season).
- Josh Hader allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.1 innings, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (19) (0.81 ERA).
- Bryan Abreu allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 1.0 inning, to earn the win (5-3) (4.17 ERA).
- Brent Headrick allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over 0.2 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (7-3) (1.88 ERA).
New York Yankees fell to 74-57; Houston Astros improved to 66-66.