Robinson Cano homers in Yankees' win against Astros
Robinson Cano homered and Eduardo Nunez scored the tiebreaking run after a sixth-inning double to send the New York Yankees past the Houston Astros 5-4 Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
4
New York Yankees
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| NYY | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-5
I Suzuki grounded into double play, second to first to shortstop, E Nunez scored, L Overbay out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
M Dominguez singled to right, C Carter scored, B Barnes to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
B Barnes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Pena scored, F Martinez out at second, C Carter to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
F Martinez hit by pitch, J Castro scored, C Pena to third, C Carter to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
C Pena reached on infield single to shortstop, J Altuve scored, J Castro to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
B Francisco homered to left (335 feet).
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Foul Out 0-3
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
R Cano homered to right (373 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
C Stewart hit sacrifice fly to center, T Hafner scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
J Nix singled to left, I Suzuki scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
M Gonzalez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
M Gonzalez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
M Dominguez lined into double play, to second, B Barnes doubled off first.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Line Out 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
M Dominguez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
B Barnes singled to right.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
B Barnes batting
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Play Result 4-5
M Rivera relieved D Robertson.
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Start Inning 4-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-5
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Lineup Change 4-5
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Nix struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Nix batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
I Suzuki intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
I Suzuki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
C Stewart grounded out to third, L Overbay to second.
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Head to Head
NYY win series 2-1
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Jayson Nix3B
Robinson Cano2B22
Vernon WellsLF22
Travis HafnerDH33
Ben FranciscoRF8
Eduardo NunezSS12
Lyle Overbay1B24
Chris StewartC12
Substitutes
Brett GardnerCF11
HOU
Robbie GrossmanCF8
Jose Altuve2B27
Jason CastroC18
Carlos Pena1B21
Chris CarterDH48
Fernando MartinezRF21
Brandon BarnesLF90
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Marwin GonzalezSS14
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