POSTGAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (21-11) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (24-11) THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 R H E LOB SERIES HOUSTON ASTROS 3 9 2 8 1 NEW YORK YANKEES 2 7 0 9 0 STARTING TIME: 7:09 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 3:09 GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 58 degrees PAID ATTENDANCE: 39,050 WINNING PITCHER: Dallas Keuchel (6-0) PITCH COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes): LOSING PITCHER: Michael Pineda (3-2) Yankees: Michael Pineda (98/67) SAVE: Ken Giles (10) Astros: Dallas Keuchel (97/59) HOME RUNS (2017 TOTAL / INNING / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR) YANKEES ASTROS st None Carlos Correa (#5 / 1 / 1 on / 2 out / 2-0 / Pineda / HOU 2 – NYY 0) NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES • The Yankees dropped their second straight game…are still 6-2 in their last eight games…have lost three of their last five games at Yankee Stadium after going 10-1 in their first 11 home games of the season….dropped to 22-13 all time against Houston, including 14-12 since the Astros joined the American League in 2013…fell to 11-8 all time vs. Houston in the Bronx, including 9-7 at the current Yankee Stadium. • RHP Michael Pineda (6.2IP, 6H, 3ER, 1BB, 7K, 1HR) had his five-game undefeated streak snapped (3W/2ND), taking his second loss of the season (lost his first start on 4/5 at Tampa Bay)…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of his last six starts… has allowed two-or-fewer BB in each of his seven starts this season…the Yankees are 5-2 in his seven starts this season. • 2B Starlin Castro (1-for-4) has hit safely in 27-of-32 games this season, batting .351 (46-for-131) with 23R, 6 doubles, 6HR and 21RBI… is the first Yankee to record a hit in 27 of the team's first 32G since Derek Jeter (28G) in 2007. • LF Aaron Hicks (0-for-1, 1R, 3BB) reached base a team-high three times tonight…has a team-high .474 OBP this season (entering this season, had a .299 career OBP in 370G from 2013-16)…is batting .400 (12-for-30) with 10R, 2 doubles, 2HR, 7RBI, 9BB, 1HP, 4SB and a .550 OBP in 8G since 5/2…has reached base safely in 16 of his 17 starts this season, batting .344 (22-for-64) with 20R, 4 doubles, 5HR, 15RBI, 18BB, 1HP, 5SB and a .488OBP in his starts…has 20BB and 13K this season. • SS Didi Gregorius (1-for-4) singled off LHP Dallas Keuchel in the fifth and is hitting .389 (7-for-18) with 1 double and 3RBI off left-handed pitching this season…since the start of 2016, has batted .331 (55-for-166) with 11 doubles, 4HR and 27RBI off left-handers…has hit safely in eight straight games vs. Houston, batting .387 (12-for-31) with 4R, 1 double, 2HR and 4RBI. • CF Jacoby Ellsbury (1-for-4, 1RBI) drove in a run on a bases-loaded catcher's interference in the fifth inning, marking his second CI of the season (also 5/1 vs. Toronto) and the 28th of his career…is the most CI by a Major Leaguer since Pete Rose had 29 career CI…had 12 CI in 2016, the most in a single season in Major League history. • C Gary Sánchez (1-for-5, 1RBI) is batting .364 (8-for-22) with 3R, 1HR, 5RBI, 4BB and 2HP in 6G since returning from the D.L. • PH Brett Gardner (0-for-1) pinch-hit for Carter in the ninth and struck out, snapping his career-high 12-game hitting streak (since 4/26)…was the longest hitting streak by a Yankee this season. • RHP Adam Warren tossed 1.1 scoreless IP (1H, 2BB)…has not allowed a run in 10 of his 11 appearances this season, posting a 0.47 ERA (19.0IP, 7H, 3R, 1ER, 7BB, 19K, 0HR) and a .109 opp. BA…has stranded six-of-seven inherited runners this season (including one tonight). HOUSTON ASTROS NOTES • The Astros won their fourth straight game…improved to 24-11, their best 35-game start to a season in franchise history (previous: 23-12 in 1999 and 1972)…are 9-2 in their last 11 games. • LHP Dallas Keuchel (6.0IP, 5H, 1R/0ER, 1BB, 9K) started and recorded his sixth win of the season…his eight-game winning streak (since 8/21/16) is tied for the longest of his career (also 8-0 from 9/14/14-5/20/15)…his six-game winning streak to start the season is the longest active winning streak in the Majors…is undefeated in his last 10 starts, the second-longest undefeated streak of his career (did not record a loss in 14 consecutive starts from 8/26/14-5/20/15). • Marked his shortest start of the season and his shortest start since 8/16/16 vs. St. Louis (5.0IP), snapping a career-long nine-game streak of tossing at least 7.0IP. • Has allowed 1R-or-fewer in six of his eight starts this season. • Tied his season high with 9K (also 4/30 vs. Oakland). • Is 4-2 with a 1.41 ERA (44.2IP, 7ER) in six career regular season starts vs. the Yankees…is 3-1 with a 1.61 ERA (28.0IP, 5ER) in four career starts at Yankee Stadium. • SS Carlos Correa (2-for-3) hit his fifth home run of the season on a two-run shot in the first inning…is hitting .375/.444/.875 (9-for-24) with 7R, 4HR, 6RBI, 3BB and 2SB in six career games at Yankee Stadium…is a career .333 (16-for-48) hitter with 11R, 3 doubles, 5HR, 10RBI, 7BB and 2SB vs. the Yankees (13 games). • His 5HR vs. the Yankees are tied for his second-most vs. a single opponent (9HR vs. Los Angeles-AL; 5HR vs. Seattle; 5HR vs. Texas). • Recorded his second straight multi-hit game and his fifth multi-hit performance in his last eight games…is hitting .452 (14-for-31) with 8R, 5 doubles, 3HR, 9RBI and 4BB in his last eight games. -continued- • CF George Springer (1-for-4) hit an RBI single in the fifth to extend his season-high 10-game hitting streak…is tied for the third-longest streak of his career (14G from 6/7-21/15 and 11G from 5/17-29/14)…is batting .342 (13-for-38) with 6R, 3 doubles, 6RBI and 6BB during his streak. • Is hitting .360 (9-for-25) with RISP this season. th • 2B Jose Altuve (1-for-4) doubled in the sixth…marked his team-leading 11 extra-base hit of the season…is hitting .313 (31-for-99) against righties. • 3B Alex Bregman (2-for-4) has collected a hit in 10 of his last 11 games…three of his last four hits have gone for extra base. • Houston batters tied their season high with 4 doubles (also 4/5 vs. Seattle and 4/28 vs. Oakland). • RHP Chris Devenski (2.0IP, 2BB, 4K) tossed 2.0 scoreless innings. th • RHP Ken Giles (1.0IP, 2H, 1ER, 1BB, 1K) recorded his 10 save of the season…is 10-for-11 in save opportunities this season. • Houston pitchers have allowed 3R-or-fewer in five straight starts, posting a 1.62 ERA (44.1IP, 8ER) in that span. UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time-ET TV Fri., 5/12 vs. Houston LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-1, 3.81) vs. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (2-1, 3.40) 7:05 p.m. WPIX Sat., 5/13 vs. Houston RHP Luis Severino (2-2, 3.40) vs. RHP Mike Fiers (1-1, 5.64) 1:05 p.m. YES/MLBN Sun., 5/14 vs. Houston RHP Masahiro Tanaka (5-1, 4.36) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (4-2, 3.63) 7:35 p.m. ESPN On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN-AM 660/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM an d YES Network in SAP .