Houston Astros Defeat New York Yankees 9-7, Improve to 66-66

Final result

Houston Astros defeated New York Yankees 9-7 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Houston Astros at 66-66 (.500).

MLB data listed New York Yankees at 74-57 (.565).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 2nd — Houston Astros 1 run; 3rd — Houston Astros 1 run, New York Yankees 3 runs; 5th — Houston Astros 1 run, New York Yankees 2 runs; 6th — Houston Astros 2 runs; 7th — New York Yankees 1 run; 8th — Houston Astros 3 runs, New York Yankees 1 run; 9th — Houston Astros 1 run.

Yainer Diaz (Houston Astros): 3 hits, 3 RBI, 2 home runs, 3 runs. Luis García Jr. (New York Yankees): 4 hits, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Cody Bellinger (New York Yankees): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Jeremy Peña (Houston Astros): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Daulton Varsho (Houston Astros): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros): 3 hits, 1 RBI, 2 runs.

Yainer Diaz hit a home run for Houston Astros in the top of the 2nd (1 RBI). Cody Bellinger hit a home run for New York Yankees in the bottom of the 3rd (3 RBI). Luis García Jr. hit a home run for New York Yankees in the bottom of the 5th (2 RBI). Jeremy Peña hit a home run for Houston Astros in the top of the 6th (2 RBI). Yainer Diaz hit a home run for Houston Astros in the top of the 8th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Houston Astros were 66-66, 1st in the division, division leader, magic number 30.

In the 2026 standings, the New York Yankees were 74-57, 2nd in the division, 3.5 games back in the division, 1st in the wild-card standings, 8.0 games ahead in the wild-card race, wild-card leader, elimination number 28.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings