The Houston Astros dominated the New York Yankees as Nestor Cortes struggled on the mound, giving up multiple runs in the early innings. Jake Meyers hit a home run, Chas McCormick had a two-run single, and Yainer Diaz added an RBI single, leading the Astros to a 4-0 lead. Despite a rocky start, Cortes managed to retire 12 of 13 Astros batters later in the game.
Nestor Cortes has retired 12 of 13 Astros batters since Jake Meyers' second-inning homer.
The Astros came out SWINGING vs Nestor https://t.co/Sde1jASTQG
Nestor Cortes gives up a bomb in the 2nd inning, Astros lead 4-0 https://t.co/7gMOzvGclf
Jake Meyers clobbers a no-doubt homer off Nestor Cortes. It's 4-0 Houston.
Jake Meyers hits one onto the train tracks above the Crawford Boxes, where so many Astros have seemingly hit baseballs the last decade or so against the Yankees, leading off the BOT of the second to make it 4-0
Eight Astros come to bat in the first inning vs. Nestor Cortes. Three runs, three hits, two left on.
McCormick bounces a 3-2 cutter back up the middle for a two-run single that gives the Astros a 2-0 lead and Yainer Diaz's RBI single makes it 3-0. Can feel the "See, the Yankees should have signed Blake Snell" commentary being formulated as we speak...
Yainer Diaz punches a run-scoring single to right field off Nestor Cortes and it's 3-0 Astros.
Astros take a 2-0 lead on a bases loaded single by Chas McCormick with two outs in the first inning
Chas McCormick knocks a two-run single up the middle off Nestor Cortes and the Astros lead the #Yankees, 2-0.
Single, walk, walk Astros have loaded the bases against Nestor in the first inning and Matt Blake comes out to chat https://t.co/rTe2D0vwxE