The New York Yankees go for consecutive wins against the Houston Astros in this season-series finale and rubber match on Thursday.
The New York Yankees host the Houston Astros for the final time this season in this rubber match on Thursday night. The Astros won the first game 9-7 on Tuesday in the opener, and the Yankees bounced back in Game 2 on Wednesday, 9-3. New York now leads this season series, 3-2, with a chance to be the overall winner tonight against these better American League foes who have met a lot in the playoffs recently. New York has the upper hand this year with a 75-57 record and a 34-29 mark at home. That is good enough for the first AL Wild Card spot, and the Yankees sit 3.5 games back from the Tampa Bay Rays for the top spot in the AL East standings. Houston is now trying to avoid losing four of its last five games and get back to .500. The Astros are 66-67 overall with a 33-32 record at home. Somehow that is still good enough to lead the struggling AL West division. Houston’s lead is precarious, sitting just half a game ahead of their in-state rival, the Texas Rangers. New York is the -160 favorite to win this series on Thursday at home. The Yankees will have a great chance at winning back-to-back games against the Astros since they are starting Gerrit Cole tonight. The veteran ace is 7-6 with a 3.11 ERA in 92.2 innings. The Astros will counter with Hayden Wesneski, who is 3-1 with a 4.23 ERA in 27.2 innings.
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Game Date: Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026
Game Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
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You wouldn’t know it by just glancing at the final score, but Game 2 was close for a majority of the night. Houston scored first on a Jose Altuve RBI double, while New York countered in the bottom of the inning with two runs highlighted by a homer from Ben Rice. The Astros tied the game at three runs apiece in the top of the seventh, but the bottom of the inning is when the game fell apart for Houston. The Yankees had the bases loaded in the seventh, and Cody Bellinger hit a two-RBI double to break the tie. Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each had RBI singles to finish the inning. New York would tack on two more in the eighth to extend the margin. Houston stayed in the game for a long time despite only having four hits on the night.
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