The New York Yankees’ offense is picking up, and a few players are on modest hot streaks, resulting in a two-week surge to get within striking distance of the American League East lead.<\/p>\n
New York attempts to continue its surge and improve its positioning in the AL East race when it hosts the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The Yankees have won six of their past seven games, falling Saturday when they were hitless for 6 2\/3 innings but still drew five walks off Toronto ace Dylan Cease. New York has scored 32 runs during its past seven games, has a .228 batting average and a .707 OPS in its hot streak.<\/p>\n
During Sunday’s 8-3 home victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Yankees had 11 hits and worked four walks.<\/p>\n
Trent Grisham hit a home run in the eighth inning after drawing the go-ahead base-loaded walk in the sixth. Grisham has six home runs and is batting .300 over his past 13 games. Ben Rice had a two-run single and has reached base in nine of 23 plate appearances over his past five games.<\/p>\n
Jazz Chisholm Jr. had two hits for New York, including a home run and is 6-for-17 (.353) in his past five games while rookie Spencer Jones is batting .308 in his past 11 games after contributing an RBI double Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Yankees’ Cody Bellinger singled Sunday in his return from a strained left hamstring.<\/p>\n
“Those are the best (games) when everyone’s playing a big role, and that was certainly the case today,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.<\/p>\n
The Astros head into a six-game New York road trip against the Yankees with a 5-9 record since Aug. 8. Six of those losses are by three runs or fewer, while the Astros are coming off a pair of one-run home losses to the Athletics and enter the series after parting ways with general manager Dana Brown on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Houston pitching staff has a 5.04 ERA in its past 14 games. The Astros saw their bullpen struggles continue when they lost a six-run lead and absorbed a 7-6 loss to the A’s on Sunday after blowing a lead in Saturday’s 4-3 loss.<\/p>\n
“We let some games slip away from us,” Houston first baseman Christian Walker said. “We’re a better team than this. We should expect more out of ourselves. It’s not doubting, it’s not questioning or second-guessing. It’s just being (angry) because we know we’re capable of more.”<\/p>\n
Jose Altuve and Issac Paredes hit early home runs while Yordan Alvarez was intentionally walked three times. Altuve is hitting .303 (10-for-33) in his past nine games while Paredes is hitting .345 (19-for-55) in his past 15 games.<\/p>\n
Alvarez has 36 homers and is hitting .320 but is hitting .245 with one homer in his past 15 games. He was walked intentionally three times on Sunday, setting a new franchise mark with 28. Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell set the previous mark of 27 in 1997.<\/p>\n
The Yankees will send right-hander Will Warren (8-6, 4.43 ERA) to the mound Tuesday. He is 1-5 with a 5.77 ERA over his past 13 appearances and took his second straight no-decision Wednesday in Baltimore when he allowed two runs on three hits in four innings.<\/p>\n
Warren is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in two career starts against the Astros.<\/p>\n
Houston rookie Ethan Pecko (0-0, 4.91) will make his second career start after allowing two runs on three hits in 3 2\/3 innings during an 89-pitch outing against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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