Yordan Alvarez Lifts Astros Past Yankees

Yordan Alvarez lined a go-ahead triple in the eighth as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 9-7 on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Alvarez went 3-for-5 and raised his major league-leading batting average to .323. CBS Sports and the Associated Press both posted the same finishing sequence: Yainer Diaz tied it with a solo homer, Jeremy Pena singled, and Alvarez ripped Brent Headrick to the warning track in right-center.

Diaz finished with two solo homers and three RBIs. Pena also homered. Daulton Varsho had two RBI singles. Houston (66-66) scored six runs against New York's bullpen and won for the sixth time in 15 games after owner Jim Crane said manager Joe Espada will finish the season.

What was the Astros vs Yankees final score?

Houston won 9-7. Cody Bellinger's three-run homer in the third gave New York a 3-2 lead and snapped a 32-game homerless drought. Luis Garcia Jr. went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and an RBI double. The Yankees (74-57) led 6-5 after Garcia's seventh-inning double before Houston's eighth-inning surge.

Bryan Abreu (5-3) got the win after Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled home a run in the eighth. Josh Hader recorded four outs for his 19th save in 19 chances. Headrick (7-3) took the loss and the blown save after allowing Diaz's tying homer, Alvarez's triple, and Isaac Paredes' RBI single in a two-thirds of an inning mess.

How did Yordan Alvarez beat the Yankees?

Three hits, one of them a triple that flipped the game. Alvarez had his seventh career triple and first since July 21, 2024. Paredes plated him for an 8-6 lead. Diaz added an RBI single in the ninth. For a .500 Astros club that spent August answering questions about its manager, a road win over New York with the league batting leader in the middle of it is the Stage-4 search people actually type: Yordan Alvarez Yankees, Astros vs Yankees score, Alvarez batting average.

Rookie Ethan Packo allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings on his 24th birthday. Will Warren gave New York five innings and three runs (two earned). The Yankees still sit in the thick of the AL East race. Tuesday was a bullpen night that got away.

The AL slate was loud everywhere. Boston needed an 11th-inning grand slam from Jarren Duran, and Kansas City stretched a nine-game winning streak in Toronto. Houston's version featured the best hitter in baseball deciding it in the Bronx.

Yordan Alvarez Astros vs Yankees FAQ

What was the Astros vs Yankees final score? Houston won 9-7 at Yankee Stadium.

Did Yordan Alvarez hit a triple? Yes. His eighth-inning triple gave Houston a 7-6 lead.

What is Yordan Alvarez batting? .323, the best mark in the majors after Tuesday's 3-for-5 night.