HOUSTON, TX — This is the pratfall when you write a series recap. The New York Yankees put together a lot of positives and shut down the Houston Astros for the better part of the weekend. Yes, the Yankees took another series but in the end, the Astros took a huge dump in their Cheerios. Maybe a team that’s in fourth place and 3-9 with a chance to sweep a series, shouldn’t get so cocky and find that killer instinct to finish off a sweep instead of spitting the bit again.
Anyhow, headed into the All-Star break, as Bruce Springsteen once sang, it’s “one step up and two steps back,” with this team.