Meyers hits pair of three-run HRs as Astros go deep four times to beat Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Meyers hit two lengthy three-run homers and the Houston Astros beat New York 9-7 on Sunday after struggling Yankees starter Carlos Rodon exited early with one other damage.
Yordan Alvarez and Martin Maldonado additionally went deep to assist Houston cut up the four-game collection, the primary assembly between the groups because the Astros swept the ALCS final October.
Houston, which holds an AL wild-card spot, remained 2 1/2 video games behind first-place Texas within the AL West.
Jeremy Pena scored twice for the Astros, who’ve gained 11 of their previous 15 matchups with the Yankees _ together with final yr’s playoff collection.
Gleyber Torres homered and reached base 5 instances for New York. The second baseman has hit safely in 22 of his final 25 video games and is batting .545 in August.
Harrison Bader additionally had three hits and two RBIs for the fourth-place Yankees, who fell 4 1/2 video games behind Toronto for the ultimate AL wild card.
Rodon was eliminated within the third inning with left hamstring tightness. He threw a 96 mph fastball to Chas McCormack nicely exterior the strike zone and appeared to stiffen up as he started circling the realm behind the pitcher’s mound.
An athletic coach and New York supervisor Aaron Boone got here out to verify on Rodon, who threw two warmup pitches. That was adopted by a second assembly, the place they had been joined by plate umpire Angel Hernandez.
Rodon was then changed by rookie Jhony Brito.
After being examined at Yankee Stadium, Rodon will get extra checks within the subsequent 24 hours, the crew stated.
Signed to a $162 million, six-year contract within the offseason, Rodon missed the primary three-plus months of the season with a forearm pressure and a foul again. The 30-year-old left-hander has been a disappointment since, permitting 4 earned runs or extra in 4 of his six begins.
He struggled in opposition to the Astros, giving up 5 runs over 2 2/3 innings _ together with homers to Meyers and Alvarez. Rodon struck out 5 however has a 7.33 ERA in 27 innings this season.
Meyers took Rodon deep to left-center after a pair of walks within the second. Meyers then put Houston in entrance for good within the sixth with a 432-foot drive off Wandy Peralta (3-2).
The six RBIs for Meyers matched probably the most by an Astros participant this season.
Maldonado adopted with a drive to left discipline to make it 9-5, marking the ninth set of back-to-back homers for Houston this season. The usually dependable Peralta, who served up an extended ball Thursday to Kyle Tucker, has allowed homers in consecutive outings for the primary time this yr.
Torres barely clearly the right-field wall within the first, connecting off Jose Urquidy for his 18th homer of the season.
Urquidy settled down after that earlier than shedding the strike zone within the fourth, when he threw eight straight balls to load the bases. Urquidy was activated from the 60-day injured checklist earlier than the sport to make his first begin since April 30. He had been sidelined with proper shoulder discomfort.
Rookie right-hander J.P. France (8-3), making his first profession aid look, didn’t enable an earned run in 3 1/3 innings.
Bryan Abreu received 4 outs for his fourth save. Giancarlo Stanton flied out with two on to finish it.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge went 0 for 4 with an RBI and is 5 for 27 since coming back from a toe damage.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (elbow irritation) is predicted to be activated from the injured checklist earlier than Monday’s recreation on the Chicago White Sox. Loaisiga, sidelined since April 8, made three minor league rehab appearances.
UP NEXT
Astros: Houston is scheduled to go to the White House on Monday to mark its 2022 World Series championship. LHP Framber Valdez (9-7, 3.07 ERA) takes the mound at some point later within the opener of a three-game collection at AL East-leading Baltimore. Valdez threw the sixteenth no-hitter in crew historical past final outing, beating Cleveland 2-0. RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-3, 6.09) begins for the Orioles.
Yankees: RHP Gerrit Cole (10-2, 2.64 ERA) opens a three-game collection Monday in Chicago. Cole leads the AL in ERA. RHP Dylan Cease (4-5, 4.61) goes for the White Sox.
