Rodón Ties for MLB Lead with 16th Win as Yankees Beat Astros 8
Carlos Rodón matched the major league lead with 16 wins after allowing two earned runs over six innings in the Yankees' 8-4 victory, highlighted by homers from McMahon and Grisham.
- On Thursday night, Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings to tie for the major league lead with 16 wins as the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 8-4 at Daikin Field.
- After Wednesday's loss, the New York Yankees rebounded to take two of three from the AL West-leading Astros, earning their first series win against a winning team since sweeping Seattle from July 8-10.
- Ryan McMahon delivered multiple key hits, including an RBI single, a homer, and three RBIs, while Trent Grisham's 404-foot three-run homer put the game out of reach Thursday.
- New York returns home Friday to start a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays after finishing a seven-game roadtrip with five wins.
- The standings now have New York trailing Toronto Blue Jays by three games while moving a half-game ahead of Boston Red Sox for the top wild-card spot, with Wild Card Series games set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
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Trent Grisham belts 3-run shot as Yankees hang on vs. Astros
Ryan McMahon recorded a multi-hit, multi-RBI game, and Trent Grisham clubbed a backbreaking three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning as the visiting New York Yankees topped the Houston Astros 8-4 on Thursday to take the rubber match…

Rodón ties for MLB lead with 16th win as Yankees beat Astros 8-4
Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings to tie for the major league victory lead with 16 and Trent Grisham hit his career-high 30th homer of the season and 100th of his career to help the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 8-4 on Thursday night.
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HOUSTON — With Ryan McMahon going 3-for-4 with three RBI out of the nine hole, the Yankees finished off a seven-game roadtrip with five wins by beating the Astros 8-4 Thursday night in the rubber match between two contending rivals that don’t like one another.
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