So much for those Friday night fireworks.
Fresh off sweeping the Red Sox in Boston earlier this week, the Astros enter September finding themselves amid a three-way battle for the AL West lead. The Yankees with a wave of prospects now on the roster are trying to avoid the cellar in the uber-competitive AL East. With Justin Verlander on the mound, you had to at least feel decent about Houston’s chances in the series opener.
Alas, Verlander’s performance on Friday left much to be desired, as he surrendered six runs — five in the first three innings — across six innings of work.