The Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 9-7 on Tuesday, August 25, at Yankee Stadium. The game featured five home runs and a late-inning rally by the visitors, who overcame a deficit to take the win in front of a crowd of 43,229.
The Astros took an early lead in the second inning when Carlos Diaz hit a home run to left center, putting Houston ahead 1-0. The Yankees responded in the third with a three-run homer by Freddie Freeman, but the scoring continued back and forth.
In the fifth, Yordan Alvarez scored on a single by Marwin Gonzalez, and then Anthony Volpe hit a two-run homer to right, giving New York a 5-3 lead. The Astros tied the game in the sixth when Jose Altuve homered to left center, bringing in Diaz to make it 5-5.
The balance of power shifted in the seventh when the Yankees took a 6-5 lead, but Houston tied it again in the eighth with a solo homer by Diaz. The decisive moment came later in that same inning when Alvarez tripled to right, allowing Jose Altuve to score and give Houston the lead.
The Astros extended their advantage to 8-6 when Jose Altuve singled to center, scoring Alvarez. New York cut the deficit to 8-7 in the ninth with a single by Chisholm Jr., which scored Juan Soto.
