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Yankees 9, Astros 6: Late rally salvages ugly start by Masahiro Tanaka

The Yankees got off to a quick start in Saturday's game against the Astros, plating four runs before Houston ever had a chance to bat. One large temper tantrum by Brett Oberholtzer later, the team had a six-run lead. That lead melted away at the hands of Masahiro Tanaka, but some late-game heroics by the offense managed to salvage a win out of what would have been a horribly disappointing loss.

Brett Gardner led off the game with a double, staying red-hot at the plate. Oberholtzer lost the strike zone, walking Chris Young and Alex Rodriguez to load the bases.