Houston Astros defeat the New York Yankees 9-7 on Tuesday night, with Yordan Alvarez delivering a decisive hit late. Alvarez goes 3-for-5 and drives in the go-ahead run on a triple in the eighth inning off reliever Brent Headrick.
In the top of the eighth, Yainer Díaz hits two solo home runs, including a tying homer that lands near the short porch in right field off Headrick. After Jeremy Peña singles, Alvarez lines a low-inside sinker to the warning track in right-center to move Houston ahead 7-6, and the Astros hold on for the final 9-7 margin.
Both outlets focus on the late-inning swing—Alvarez’s triple and Díaz’s homers—as the key moments in the Astros’ win. The Winnipeg Free Press reports the same overall result and the same decisive action by Alvarez in the eighth, matching the Yahoo Sports account.
