Christian Javier allowed three runs as the Yankees were swept by the Astros
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September 4, 2023
HOUSTON — The feeling inside the Astros after a disappointing home sweep by the Yankees was to “turn the page,” something the club will have to do quickly going into Monday afternoon’s game in Arlington to start three games. – Face the game against Rangers.
After a five-game winning streak in which they beat baseball and ahead of their biggest streak of the season so far, the enigmatic Astros were swept in three games at Minute Maid Park, losing 6-1 to the Bronx Bombers on Sunday night. .
- remaining matches: at TEX (3), at SD (3), at OAK (3), at KC (3), at BAL (3), at KC (3), at SEA (3), at ARI (3).
- Ranking update: Seattle leads the West by one game, while Houston is tied for second with Texas, which lost on Sunday to Minnesota. The Mariners hold the tiebreaker over the Astros, which means Houston needs to finish one game against Seattle to win the division.
“It was hard to accept, especially with so many Yankee fans in our stadium,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “You can’t worry about that now because we only have a few hours to get through this episode and then a tough series in Texas.”
The Astros will head to Arlington tied for second with the Rangers, one game behind the first-place Mariners in the MLS West. The Yankees swept the Astros in a three-game series for the first time since the last three games of the 2013 season—a first for Houston in the American League.
“It’s a big series ahead of us and we have to turn the page,” said veteran fisherman Martin Maldonado. “We have a game of the day tomorrow and it will be very difficult. We know how to turn the page.”
The Astros, who entered the series riding a five-game winning streak in which they scored 52 points with a franchise-record 78 scores in a five-game span, were held to six singles and fell to 35-34 at home this year.
“Obviously we didn’t play well but we have no choice but to turn the page,” said third baseman Alex Bregman, who hit 2-for-4 and scored Houston’s only home run. “This is what it’s like to play a tight race. You have to be able to turn the page quickly. We’re focused on doing that tomorrow.”
If there’s a silver lining for the Astros, it’s the performance of starting pitcher Christian Javier, whose 7.46 ERA since June 21 is the worst among 103 pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched. Javier made arguably his best start in two and a half months, retiring 15 of the first 16 batters he faced with seven strikeouts in that stretch and no walks.
With Javier facing the Yankees lineup for the third time, DJ LeMahieu tied the game in the sixth inning with an RBI double, with Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez fumbling and hitting the wall. Alvarez hurt his knee and is likely to be injured on Monday, Becker said. Javier hit Aaron Judge looking on a 3-2 pitch that was just outside the strike zone before Yankees rookie Jason Dominguez put him on a two-run homer and lead 3-1.
“This is the best game Javier has played in two months,” Becker said. “We got the bottom of it and he pinned the pitch to LeMahieu. We were looking pretty good after the judge hit us, but he hit the ball on the kid.
If the Astros can get a strong September out of Javier to get his season back on track, that would be a huge development. Houston feels good about their start with Justin Verlander and Framper Valdez at the top of the cycle, but Javier is the wild card. He was great last season and a major part of the Astros’ World Series.
“He kept the ball down,” Maldonado said. “He had a good ball, he had a good rhythm. Like I said, this is the best game he’s played in two months. Other than those throws in the sixth inning, he didn’t make too many mistakes.
Now the Astros will turn to rookie GB France, Valdez and Verlander to start the series against the Rangers, who are battling the Mariners to try to end Houston’s stranglehold on the division. In the history of the Lone Star Series, this is the most important meeting between the two rivals in Texas.
“We have to focus on what we are doing as a team and not try to do too much,” Maldonado said. “The fans are going to be crazy out there and there will be a ton of Houston fans too. It’s a matter of executing the stadiums. It doesn’t matter who we play. Execution is key.”
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