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Yankees Blast Astros 12-4, Extend Streak to Seven

4/25/2026

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Summary

Yankees Rout Astros

The New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 12-4 on April 24, 2026 at Daikin Park, extending their winning streak to seven games.
Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ryan McMahon, Ben Rice and José Caballero each hit a home run for the Yankees.
Will Warren allowed two runs in six innings, raising his record to 3-0.
Lance McCullers Jr. gave up seven runs in five innings, dropping his record to 1-2.

Summary

Yankees Injured

The Yankees and Astros each miss three starters, listing Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón and Clarke Schmidt (elbow) for New York and Hunter Brown (shoulder), Tatsuya Imai (arm fatigue) and Hayden Wenenski (elbow) for Houston, while the Astros post an ERA of 5.81 and rank fourth in home runs (31).
Yordan Álvarez leads with 11 homers and a .347 average.
Aaron Judge records a .242/.933 line while Yankees post a .730 OPS.

History

Historical Context

In 1998 the Yankees, led by the “Core Four” and new acquisitions like Scott Brosius, posted a franchise-record 114-48 regular-season, surpassing the 1954 Indians’ win total and winning the World Series. That season began a dynasty that added titles in 1999 and 2000 and secured four straight pennants through 2001, a feat matched only by earlier New York Giants teams.

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Yankees Rout Astros

The New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 12-4 on April 24, 2026 at Daikin Park, extending their winning streak to seven games.
Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ryan McMahon, Ben Rice and José Caballero each hit a home run for the Yankees.
Will Warren allowed two runs in six innings, raising his record to 3-0.
Lance McCullers Jr. gave up seven runs in five innings, dropping his record to 1-2.

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