Yankees Pound Astros 8‑3 Behind Homers, Strong Pitching

HOUSTON (Interstat) — The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros 8-3 on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Daikin Park before 38,399 fans. The Yankees improved to 18-9 while the Astros fell to 10-18.

New York took the lead in the third inning on Trent Grisham’s solo home run and never trailed again. José Caballero added a solo shot in the fifth. The Yankees broke the game open with three runs in the seventh, highlighted by Austin Wells’ solo homer and RBI walks from Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. They added a run in the eighth and two more in the ninth.

Houston scored first in the opening frame on an Isaac Paredes single that drove in Carlos Correa. Correa homered in the sixth and Christian Walker went deep in the ninth for the Astros.

Yankees starter Ryan Weathers allowed two earned runs over 5⅓ innings. Fernando Cruz earned the win with ⅔ scoreless inning. Kai-Wei Teng took the loss for Houston. Mike Burrows struck out eight over five innings for the Astros but allowed two earned runs.