Astros beat Yankees 9-7 in series finale
Luis García Jr. went 4-for-5 with a homer and Cody Bellinger hit his first since June 17, but the Yankees still lost 9-7 to Houston to close out the series.
García's four hits can't save the finale
Astros7-9The Yankees lost 9-7 to the Astros on August 25, dropping the finale despite a four-hit night from Luis García Jr., who went 4-for-5 with a double, a homer and 3 RBI. His two-run shot to the short porch had put New York back in front, per @TalkinBaseball_, and Cody Bellinger followed with a three-run homer of his own — his first since June 17, the same account noted.
It wasn't enough behind Will Warren, who allowed 2 earned runs on 7 hits over 5.0 innings, or Bradley Hanner, who struck out 3 in 1.1 scoreless-adjacent relief innings but still gave up an earned run on 2 hits. The Yankees are 74-57 and 3-2 in their last five games.
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Max Fried threw a four-inning live batting practice session Monday and could rejoin the rotation during Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. Clarke Schmidt, also working back from an elbow injury, was scheduled to throw live BP of his own Tuesday, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
Aaron Judge is set to hit in the batting cage Tuesday as he continues working back from his rib injury, Hoch reports, while Giancarlo Stanton was transferred to the 60-day injured list Tuesday with his calf issue. Ryan Weathers has been shut down from throwing for two to four weeks with a forearm injury but still has a "great chance" to pitch again this season, per Hoch, and Ryan McMahon was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left thumb sprain, Randy Miller of NJ.com reports.
An early exit from Saturday's game resulted in Ryan Weathers' placement on the #Yankees' IL today: t.co/9atm3d9cdK
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Elmer Rodríguez will start for the Yankees tonight, according to Joel Sherman and Jon Morosi, opposite Houston's Peter Lambert. Lambert is 8-7 with a 3.68 ERA but was rocked for 9 earned runs on 8 hits over just 3.2 innings in his last start against the Angels on August 20.
The Yankees host the Astros tonight as favorites at home, with the market reading a middling total for the scoring. New York will need Rodríguez to hold up better than Lambert did last time out to back that number after Thursday's series finale slipped away.