NEW YORK – Carlos Correa beat struggling backup Devin Williams in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 5-3 on Friday night.
Taylor Trammell added two home runs to Williams, making it 5-2.
New York lost for the sixth time in seven games, falling to 3-8 in the additional innings.
In Josh Hader (6-2) by Judge Aaron, Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Automatic runner Jose Altuve ranked third when Williams pushed his first ball into the backstage. After the Yankees pulled their infield into it, Correa blended a change with the central field.
Williams (3-5) won two knockout matches before Trammell swapped 0-1 to the right-field spot. Williams has allowed four home runs in the last eight games.
Correa's hit single helped the AL West leader win the third time in four games and the 10th victory in 26 games.
Altuve hit two baseman triple combos in rookie Cam Schlittler, giving the Astros a 2-0 lead.
Houston starter Hunter Brown produced two runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He will hit sixth with 14 consecutive batsmen before Ryan McMahon walks to host a New York rally.
Ben Rice hit an RBI double and the judge issued a kidnapping single to eliminate Brown.
Schlietler allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings. He eliminated three, walked one, and threw a career-high 97 goals.
Critical moments
Hader allowed Anthony Volpe's RBI click in 10th place, then retired, then retired pinch batsman Paul Goldschmidt to hit the ball at 10 strokes. The left-handed walked the nailed Giancarlo Stanton and took Trent Grisham to the line and drove to the center, ending twice.
Key statistics
Williams has allowed nine runs in the last five games. He gave up 28 runs this year, up from the 2022-24 merger.
Next
Houston LHP Framber Valdez (11-5, 2.83 ERA) opposes New York RHP Luis Gil (0-1, 13.50) on Saturday afternoon.
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