HOUSTON -- The New York Yankees didn't get discouraged after they blew an early six-run lead on Saturday against the Houston Astros.
They just put their heads down and got back to work.
Brian McCann hit a grand slam and Chris Young homered to give New York an early lead, and Mark Teixeira had a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth after the Yankees squandered that cushion in a 9-6 win.
"It was one of those old-fashioned slugfests," Teixeira said. "Whoever was going to get the big hit at the end of the game was going to win, and we did."
McCann's slam came in the first. A two-run shot by Young, a Houston native, that extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games, in the second off Houston starter Brett Oberholtzer put the Yankees up 6-0.
Oberholtzer was ejected with one out in the second inning for throwing at Alex Rodriguez and the Astros got going on offense after that. Chris Carter and George Springer each drove in a run in the second before Carter homered in the fourth to cut it to 6-3.
Oberholtzer was optioned to Triple-A Fresno after the game.
Both managers were unhappy with Oberholtzer's actions.
"I think it's a kid getting frustrated," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "I definitely think he threw at Alex. You don't want to see that. We've seen it before and you just move on."
When asked if Oberholtzer was sent down because of the incident, Houston manager A.J. Hinch said it played a role in the move, but that they also needed another arm in the bullpen for Sunday's game.
"We don't operate that way, we won't operate that way," Hinch said. "It's not a reflection of anybody around here, including Obie."
Oberholtzer denied intentionally throwing at Rodriguez and thinks the situation escalated because of his superstar status.
Rookie Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Jose Altuve connected on the next at-bat to tie it up.
Brett Gardner walked to start the eighth before Young reached on a fielder's choice and Gardner advanced to second on an error by Altuve. Houston challenged the call at second, but it was upheld. Teixeira then doubled off Pat Neshek (3-1) with one out in the inning to put New York back on top.
Chasen Shreve (5-1) got the last two outs of the seventh inning for the win and Dellin Betances threw a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.
Chase Headley's solo homer off Tony Sipp in the ninth pushed the lead to 9-6.
Correa, the top pick in the 2012 draft, had three hits and finished a triple shy of the cycle.
Masahiro Tanaka had another tough start after tying career highs in hits (10) and runs (seven) and allowing a personal-worst three home runs in his last start. On Saturday, he again gave up three homers while yielding seven hits and six runs in five innings.
"I just look at it as a rough start and we've got to iron it out," Girardi said. "We'll get it ironed out. We know what he's capable of doing."
Springer walked with no outs in the fifth before Correa hit his fifth homer to get Houston to 6-5.
Altuve connected off Tanaka two pitches later, launching an 84 mph slider into the Crawford Boxes in left field to tie it up.
Oberholtzer's day quickly went wrong. Gardner hit a leadoff double before consecutive walks by Young and Rodriguez loaded the bases. McCann's one-out shot landed in the second deck in right field to make it 4-0.
Gardner doubled with one out in the second before Young's 10th homer pushed the lead to 6-0.
Oberholtzer's next pitch was inside on Rodriguez on and A-Rod jumped out of the way to avoid being hit. Oberholtzer was immediately ejected as Rodriguez stood at the plate with his hand on his left hip and Girardi held back pitcher CC Sabathia as he came out of the dugout yelling at Oberholtzer and both dugouts were warned.
Oberholtzer stomped to the dugout where he threw his glove against the wall and knocked over some paper cups in anger. He allowed four hits, six runs and walked three in his shortest start of the season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: RHP Scott Feldman, who had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on May 29, faced a couple of hitters throwing off the mound on Saturday and manager A.J. Hinch said he looked good. Hinch said he'll do a more aggressive live bullpen session in a couple of days. ... OF Colby Rasmus was scratched from the lineup with a skin infection, but Hinch said he should return Sunday.
Yankees: CF Jacoby Ellsbury, out since May 19 with a sprained right knee, was in Houston on Saturday to work out so the team can gauge where's he's at in his recovery. Girardi said he'll also work out on Sunday before they decide if he's ready for a rehabilitation assignment.
UP NEXT
New York's Michael Pineda (8-4) looks to bounce back after struggling in his last start when he opposes Collin McHugh (8-3) in the finale of the series. Pineda allowed 11 hits and eight runs -- both career highs -- in a loss to Philadelphia on Monday. McHugh has won two in a row.
They just put their heads down and got back to work.
Brian McCann hit a grand slam and Chris Young homered to give New York an early lead, and Mark Teixeira had a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth after the Yankees squandered that cushion in a 9-6 win.
"It was one of those old-fashioned slugfests," Teixeira said. "Whoever was going to get the big hit at the end of the game was going to win, and we did."
McCann's slam came in the first. A two-run shot by Young, a Houston native, that extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games, in the second off Houston starter Brett Oberholtzer put the Yankees up 6-0.
Oberholtzer was ejected with one out in the second inning for throwing at Alex Rodriguez and the Astros got going on offense after that. Chris Carter and George Springer each drove in a run in the second before Carter homered in the fourth to cut it to 6-3.
Oberholtzer was optioned to Triple-A Fresno after the game.
Both managers were unhappy with Oberholtzer's actions.
"I think it's a kid getting frustrated," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "I definitely think he threw at Alex. You don't want to see that. We've seen it before and you just move on."
When asked if Oberholtzer was sent down because of the incident, Houston manager A.J. Hinch said it played a role in the move, but that they also needed another arm in the bullpen for Sunday's game.
"We don't operate that way, we won't operate that way," Hinch said. "It's not a reflection of anybody around here, including Obie."
Oberholtzer denied intentionally throwing at Rodriguez and thinks the situation escalated because of his superstar status.
Rookie Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Jose Altuve connected on the next at-bat to tie it up.
Brett Gardner walked to start the eighth before Young reached on a fielder's choice and Gardner advanced to second on an error by Altuve. Houston challenged the call at second, but it was upheld. Teixeira then doubled off Pat Neshek (3-1) with one out in the inning to put New York back on top.
Chasen Shreve (5-1) got the last two outs of the seventh inning for the win and Dellin Betances threw a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.
Chase Headley's solo homer off Tony Sipp in the ninth pushed the lead to 9-6.
Correa, the top pick in the 2012 draft, had three hits and finished a triple shy of the cycle.
Masahiro Tanaka had another tough start after tying career highs in hits (10) and runs (seven) and allowing a personal-worst three home runs in his last start. On Saturday, he again gave up three homers while yielding seven hits and six runs in five innings.
"I just look at it as a rough start and we've got to iron it out," Girardi said. "We'll get it ironed out. We know what he's capable of doing."
Springer walked with no outs in the fifth before Correa hit his fifth homer to get Houston to 6-5.
Altuve connected off Tanaka two pitches later, launching an 84 mph slider into the Crawford Boxes in left field to tie it up.
Oberholtzer's day quickly went wrong. Gardner hit a leadoff double before consecutive walks by Young and Rodriguez loaded the bases. McCann's one-out shot landed in the second deck in right field to make it 4-0.
Gardner doubled with one out in the second before Young's 10th homer pushed the lead to 6-0.
Oberholtzer's next pitch was inside on Rodriguez on and A-Rod jumped out of the way to avoid being hit. Oberholtzer was immediately ejected as Rodriguez stood at the plate with his hand on his left hip and Girardi held back pitcher CC Sabathia as he came out of the dugout yelling at Oberholtzer and both dugouts were warned.
Oberholtzer stomped to the dugout where he threw his glove against the wall and knocked over some paper cups in anger. He allowed four hits, six runs and walked three in his shortest start of the season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: RHP Scott Feldman, who had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on May 29, faced a couple of hitters throwing off the mound on Saturday and manager A.J. Hinch said he looked good. Hinch said he'll do a more aggressive live bullpen session in a couple of days. ... OF Colby Rasmus was scratched from the lineup with a skin infection, but Hinch said he should return Sunday.
Yankees: CF Jacoby Ellsbury, out since May 19 with a sprained right knee, was in Houston on Saturday to work out so the team can gauge where's he's at in his recovery. Girardi said he'll also work out on Sunday before they decide if he's ready for a rehabilitation assignment.
UP NEXT
New York's Michael Pineda (8-4) looks to bounce back after struggling in his last start when he opposes Collin McHugh (8-3) in the finale of the series. Pineda allowed 11 hits and eight runs -- both career highs -- in a loss to Philadelphia on Monday. McHugh has won two in a row.
4:10PM,EDT,June 27,2015
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Oberholtzer pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Gardner doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Young walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez walked, Gardner to third, Young to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann homered to right (424 feet), Gardner, Young and Rodriguez scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Beltrán walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Headley struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| Gregorius flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Springer walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Correa singled to center, Springer to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Altuve struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Valbuena grounded into force out to second, Correa out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| Gattis flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brett Oberholtzer pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Pirela popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Gardner doubled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Young homered to left (356 feet), Gardner scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Houston's B Oberholtzer ejected by R Drake in the 2nd. | 6 | 0 |
| Hernández relieved Oberholtzer. | 6 | 0 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Teixeira flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| McCann flied out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Singleton popped out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| Santana doubled to deep left center. | 6 | 0 |
| Carter doubled to deep center, Santana scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Springer singled to left, Carter scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Correa grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Springer out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Roberto Hernandez pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Beltrán walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Headley lined out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Gregorius singled to right, Beltrán to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Pirela grounded into fielder's choice to second, Gregorius out at second, Beltrán to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Pirela stole second. | 6 | 2 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Altuve grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Valbuena grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| Gattis grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Roberto Hernandez pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Young struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Rodriguez safe at first on error by third baseman Valbuena. | 6 | 2 |
| Teixeira grounded out to pitcher, Rodriguez to second. | 6 | 2 |
| McCann walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Beltrán grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Singleton struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Santana grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| Carter homered to left (397 feet). | 6 | 3 |
| Castro struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Roberto Hernandez pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Headley lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Gregorius grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Pirela grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Springer walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Correa homered to right (372 feet), Springer scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Altuve homered to left (354 feet). | 6 | 6 |
| Valbuena grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Gattis lined out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Singleton struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fields pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Fields relieved Hernández. | 6 | 6 |
| Gardner singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| Young sacrificed to pitcher, Gardner to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Rodriguez flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Teixeira flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Mitchell pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Mitchell relieved Tanaka. | 6 | 6 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Carter grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fields pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Beltrán hit by pitch. | 6 | 6 |
| Headley grounded into fielder's choice to second, Beltrán out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| Gregorius singled to right, Headley to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Jones hit for Pirela. | 6 | 6 |
| Jones grounded out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Mitchell pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Drew at second base. | 6 | 6 |
| Springer struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| Correa hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 6 | 6 |
| Altuve walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Shreve relieved Mitchell. | 6 | 6 |
| Valbuena fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 6 |
| Gattis walked, Correa to third, Altuve to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Tucker ran for Gattis. | 6 | 6 |
| Singleton struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Tucker in left field. | 6 | 6 |
| Neshek relieved Fields. | 6 | 6 |
| Gardner walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gardner safe at second on error by second baseman Altuve. | 6 | 6 |
| Rodriguez flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| Teixeira doubled to deep left center, Gardner and Young scored. | 8 | 6 |
| McCann singled to left, Teixeira to third. | 8 | 6 |
| Beltrán grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, McCann out at second. | 8 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 6 |
| Wilson relieved Shreve. | 8 | 6 |
| Santana struck out looking. | 8 | 6 |
| Carter flied out to right. | 8 | 6 |
| Castro singled to left. | 8 | 6 |
| Springer struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Houston | NYY | HOU |
| Sipp relieved Neshek. | 8 | 6 |
| Headley homered to left (411 feet). | 9 | 6 |
| Gregorius popped out to shortstop. | 9 | 6 |
| Drew fouled out to catcher. | 9 | 6 |
| Gardner fouled out to left. | 9 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | HOU |
| Betances relieved Wilson. | 9 | 6 |
| Correa struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| Altuve grounded out to second. | 9 | 6 |
| Valbuena hit a ground rule double to right. | 9 | 6 |
| Tucker grounded out to first. | 9 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | .300 | .371 | .494 |
| Young LF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .272 | .317 | .509 |
| Rodriguez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .286 | .390 | .527 |
| Teixeira 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .250 | .359 | .538 |
| McCann C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .274 | .341 | .489 |
| Beltrán RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .260 | .310 | .434 |
| Headley 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .254 | .307 | .382 |
| Gregorius SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .236 | .286 | .328 |
| Pirela 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .224 | .250 | .328 |
a-Jones PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .283 | .400 |
Drew 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .184 | .254 | .377 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 167 | |||
| a-grounded to first for J Pirela in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Gardner 2 (19, Oberholtzer 2); Teixeira (15, Neshek) HR: McCann (12, 1st inning off Oberholtzer 3 on, 1 Out); Young (10, 2nd inning off Oberholtzer 1 on, 1 Out); Headley (8, 9th inning off Sipp 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: McCann 4 (49), Young 2 (25), Teixeira 2 (53), Headley (28) S: Young GIDP: Beltrán Yankees RISP: 4-13 (Teixeira 1-3, Beltrán 0-2, Pirela 0-1, Jones 0-1, Young 1-1, Gardner 0-1, Rodriguez 0-2, McCann 2-2) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Pirela (1, 2nd base off Hernández/Castro) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P OBERHOLTZER EJECTED IN 2ND (THROWING AT BATTER). |
Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 41,133 (97.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:39 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
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