Yainer Diaz, Yordan Alvarez homer off Luis Severino to help Astros beat Yankees
NEW YORK — Yainer Diaz hit a three-run homer within the first inning off a struggling Luis Severino, Yordan Alvarez homered within the fifth to knock out the right-hander and the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 7-3 on Friday evening.
Rookie Hunter Brown (8-7) gained consecutive begins for the primary time since April, permitting two runs and 5 hits in six innings. Brown struck out 4, walked one and acquired eight groundouts — three on the primary pitch.
Kyle Tucker added a two-out two-run RBI double within the sixth and stole two bases. Alex Bregman had the opposite RBI for the Astros when he was hit within the again by Severino’s fastball with the bases loaded within the second.
“That’s a big win for us,” Houston supervisor Dusty Baker mentioned.
Including final yr’s sweep within the ALCS, the Astros are 10-3 in opposition to the Yankees for the reason that begin of final season.
“We feel good about it,” Brown mentioned. “We like what we bring to the table and we’re ready to compete in every sense that we can.”
Jake Bauers and Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered off Brown for the Yankees, who had been coming off a 4-3 win within the sequence opener and a 7-2 victory over Tampa Bay. Giancarlo Stanton homered for the third straight recreation within the eighth.
Aaron Judge was held out of the beginning lineup for the second time since coming back from a toe harm final week. The slugger struck out with two on as a pinch hitter within the seventh in opposition to Hector Neris.
Severino (2-6) allowed 5 runs and 5 hits in four-plus innings. He noticed his ERA climb from 7.49 to 7.74 and misplaced his fourth straight resolution.
“It’s difficult. It’s no fun when you’re going through that and you’re scuffling especially when you’ve been as good a pitcher as he’s been,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned.
He additionally noticed his ERA within the first inning climb to 13.85, probably the most amongst pitchers with not less than 10 begins.
After permitting Alvarez’s homer, Severino was booed off the mound. He sat down on the finish of the dugout and some teammates and coaches walked over to console him.
Diaz matched the Houston rookie report for homers by a catcher when he lined his 14th homer to proper area. He tied the mark set by Mitch Meluskey in 2000.
“We’ll take all he has and we got two months to go, so I’m sure he’s going to hit another one before the season’s over with,” Baker mentioned.
“I’m very grateful that a lot of the work I’m doing is being reflected on the field,” Diaz mentioned by a translator about matching the report.
Severino began the second with consecutive walks to Chas McCormick and Jeremy Pena. After Jose Altuve singled, Severino plunked Bregman.
Bauers hit a drive that banked off the left area foul pole within the third however Alvarez homered into the Houston bullpen in left-center for a 5-1 lead.
WEB GEM
Center fielder Jake Meyers made a sliding catch alongside the warning observe in left-center when he snagged a fly ball by Billy McKinney with two on to finish the primary. According to Statcast, Meyers coated 93 toes to make the play.
“I initially thought it was going to be a home run and then I looked back and Jake made an unbelievable catch,” Brown mentioned. “Honestly, it kept the momentum with us.”
As he completed the play, Meyers’ knee hit the wall and he was limping barely however he mentioned he was wonderful.
“You got to risk it to get the biscuit is what I call it,” Meyers mentioned with amusing. “It’s a lot of fun and I enjoy doing that.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (proper elbow irritation) allowed two runs and 4 hits on 21 pitches in his third rehab look for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He could have the weekend off and could possibly be activated subsequent week for a sequence in Chicago in opposition to the White Sox.
UP NEXT
RHP Justin Verlander (6-5, 3.15 ERA) is ready to begin for Houston on Saturday in his first look for Houston since rejoining the Astros on Tuesday in a cope with the Mets. Verlander will oppose New York LHP Nestor Cortes (5-2, 5.16).
