Things only got dumber and worse for the Yankees on the Fourth of July. Another late lead was lost, as the fireworks blew up in their face against the Mets in a 6-5 loss. It was a fifth consecutive defeat for the Bombers, whose struggles are now definitely not limited to a “June swoon.”

While the Yankees’ festivities were ruined, there was plenty of other games around baseball, so let’s check if any of them went in the Yankees’ favor on Friday.

Houston Astros (53-35) 18, Los Angeles Dodgers (56-33)

The Astros managed to hit double digits not just for the game, but in one inning, as they obliterated the Dodgers in the 2017 World Series rematch.

Houston struck early on an Isaac Paredes homer off Ben Casparius in the first inning, and by the time Jose Altuve and Christian Walker had gone deep in the third, the Astros had already opened up a 6-1 lead. Things didn’t get truly out of hand until the sixth inning.

Poor Dodgers’ reliever Noah Davis loaded the bases after allowing two walks and a single, before giving up a Cam Smith RBI single and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch. Things only got worse from there, though. A Victor Caratini grand slam brought everyone home, as Houston proceeded to keep crushing Davies. Over the course of the sixth, the Astros brought 13 batters to the plate, with Yainer Diaz being the only Astro to not reach base in the frame. The Dodgers made Davis eat the entire inning and all 10 runs.

The game was effectively over after that, but the Astros did get to 18 runs before the game was done. Meanwhile, Lance McCullers Jr. allowed just one run in his six innings, as he got all the run support he could ever ask for.

Other Games

Boston Red Sox (44-45) 11, Washington Nationals (37-51) 2: A seven-run fifth inning powered by six hits allowed the Red Sox to cruise past the Nationals. Trevor Story went 4-for-5 with four RBI, while Lucas Giolito continued his turnaround, allowing just one run in 7.2 innings.

Seattle Mariners (46-42) 6, Pittsburgh Pirates (38-51) 0: Two more home runs from Cal Raleigh and six shutout innings from Bryan Woo allowed Seattle to blank Pittsburgh. Raleigh gave the M’s the lead in the first inning with homer #34, and they only grew their lead from these, including Raleigh’s league-leading #35, as the Pirates had no answer.

Minnesota Twins (42-36) 4, Tampa Bay Rays (48-40) 3: The Yankees didn’t end the day in third place by themselves as the Twins rallied late to beat the Rays. Minnesota trailed 3-1 in the seventh, but rallied to tie the game, thanks in part to a bases loaded hit by pitch from Rays’ reliever Garrett Clevinger. Two innings later, they came away with a walk-off win after a Harrison Bader game-winning homer.

Toronto Blue Jays (49-38) 4, Los Angeles Angels (43-43) 3 (10 innings): After managing to wriggle out of the top of the 10th, the Blue Jays walked it off in the bottom of the inning to extend their lead over the Yankees to two games. LA had rallied from three runs down with a three spot in the seventh, but went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position in total. That left the game tied into extra innings, when an Ernie Clemens walk-off “single” — in quotes because, the winning run was aided by a throwing error — was the difference.