Houston and New York opened the season with four games at Minute Maid Park, with the Bombers sweeping with an aggregate 21-11 score. It’s the second series in a row in which the Yankees swept Houston, going back to the three-game set last September. To find a Houston win over the Yankees, you’ll need to go all the way back to August 6th, when the two teams split four games. Houston concluded the set with a 9-7 victory. J.P. France (8-3, 2.75) earned the victory in relief, striking out four and giving up an unearned run over 3 1⁄3 innings.