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The Cuban guy Néstor Cortés and three relievers contained their rivals in three hits, Brett Gardner and DJ LeMahieu drove in two apiece and the New York Yankees shut out the Houston Astros 4-0.
As a starter, Cortés allowed two hits in four innings two-thirds, in which he struck out two and walked two, in addition to reducing his ERA to 1.05.
Lucas Luetge (3-1) pitched a blank one-third inning to clinch the win. Chad Green conceded a hit in two episodes and the Nicaraguan Jonathan Loaisiga closed the last chapter perfectly.
The visit was New York’s first to Houston since Game 6 in the championship series. of the 2019 American League. The Astros advanced to the World Series with a 6-4 victory in that meeting with a two-run homer by Venezuelan José Altuve with two outs in the ninth inning.
To commemorate that feat, the Astros gave away replicas of the 2019 LA champions trophies. On Saturday they will give away replica rings of the 2019 LA champions and on Sunday they will give away Altuve jerseys in the last game.
The Houston starter, Jake Odorizzi (3-4), conceded seven hits and two runs, in addition to striking out four in six innings. He had won three consecutive decisions. With information from AP
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