Yainer Diaz hit a three-run homer in the first inning off a struggling Luis Severino, Yordan Alvarez homered in the fifth to knock out the right-hander and the Astros beat the Yankees on Friday night.
Houston also improved to 13-7 since the All-Star break and 7-4 in a stretch of playing eight of nine series against opponents with winning records.
Aaron Judge was held out of the starting lineup for the second time since returning from a toe injury last week. The slugger struck out with two on as a pinch hitter in the seventh against Hector Neris. He also saw his ERA in the first inning climb to 13.85, the most among pitchers with at least 10 starts.
"We'll take all he has and we got two months to go, so I'm sure he's going to hit another one before the season's over with," Baker said.
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