{"id":790392,"date":"2026-08-28T05:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/790392\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T05:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:57:18","slug":"astros-beat-yankees-5-1-claim-series-win-in-new-york-high-school-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/790392\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros Beat Yankees 5-1, Claim Series Win in New York | High School Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK\u00a0\u2014 Christian Walker collected three hits, including a two-run home run off Gerrit Cole, and Jeremy Pe\u00f1a added a solo shot as the Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday night to secure a series victory at Yankee Stadium. <\/p>\n

Houston won two of three games in the series and improved to 67-67, maintaining a one-game lead over the Texas Rangers atop the American League West. <\/p>\n

Walker snapped an 0-for-11 slump with a second-inning single before delivering the game’s biggest hit in the sixth inning, launching a two-run homer to give the Astros a 3-0 advantage. He later doubled and scored in the eighth inning when the Yankees committed two errors on the same play. <\/p>\n

Pe\u00f1a also had a strong night, scoring Houston’s first run on an RBI single by Isaac Paredes before adding a solo home run in the seventh inning to extend the Astros’ lead. <\/p>\n

Hayden Wesneski earned the win for Houston, allowing one run on three hits while striking out six in five-plus innings against the organization that originally drafted him in 2019. Steven Okert, AJ Blubaugh and Josh Hader combined to finish the five-hitter, with Hader closing out the victory. <\/p>\n

Cole suffered the loss for New York after allowing three runs on six hits over six innings. Ben Rice scored the Yankees’ lone run on a sacrifice fly by Cody Bellinger in the sixth. <\/p>\n

The Yankees fell to 75-58 and missed an opportunity to gain ground in the AL East race, while Houston heads to a weekend series against the New York Mets riding the momentum of a key road series win<\/p>\n

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