The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has been absolutely incredible this season, and over the first two days, the Yankees have exclusively faced its best arms. With runs at a premium, the Yankees pitchers have needed to be absolutely perfect to even keep the team within striking distance in both Games 1 and 2. Yesterday, the Yankees pitching staff was almost perfect, save for an Alex Bregman drive off Luis Severino that sailed into the Crawford Boxes.
Thanks to a pair of unearned runs courtesy of a pair of Framber Valdez errors, the Yankees were able to send the go-ahead run to the plate in both the eighth and ninth innings (and even were an open roof away from taking the lead).