No win feels sweeter than this one as the Yanks come all the way back to defeat the Houston Astros or as I like to call them, the asterisks. It looked like the game was all but over in the bottom of the 9th, but once again the Yanks had something to say about that as they flipped the switch and took the game into their hands.
Whenever the Yankees play the Houston Astros the stakes are much higher and recent history will tell you that. A shaky start and a great finish was how the Yanks came out on top in this one. Jameson Taillon did not look like his normal self after giving up six runs on two pitches. But, the bullpen was once again there to save him and give the Yanks a path to come back.
It was the game of three run homers as both teams blasted 2 each and 4 combined which is definitely a rarity. The biggest homer came in the bottom of the 9th by who else but the hottest Yankee as of late, Aaron Hicks. Hicks has certainly earned his clutch badge as he has picked up some very big hits for this Yankees squad as of late.
The icing on the cake came from Aaron Judge as he picked up his 2nd walk off hit and the Yanks 9th on the year. They now have one of the best records in baseball all time through 70 games. This team is special and something I’ve never seen before. 52-18 sounds pretty nice don’t you think?
It is definitely going to be a long and grueling weekend with this Astros team in town, but the Yanks are more than capable of dealing with Houston. They do have to face Justin Verlander who they haven’t seen in multiple years, but he has had their number especially in the postseason.
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