NEW YORK (Interstat) — Hayden Wesneski threw five strong innings Thursday night to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium II. Wesneski allowed one earned run, three hits and struck out six to improve to 4-1. Christian Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, his 24th, and drove in two runs. Jeremy Peña added a solo homer. The Astros scored once in the third, twice in the sixth, once in the seventh and once in the eighth. The Yankees scored their lone run in the sixth when Ben Rice, who had two hits, scored on Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly. Gerrit Cole took the loss, allowing three earned runs over six innings while striking out five. AJ Blubaugh, Josh Hader and Steven Okert combined for scoreless relief. Attendance was 41,203. The game lasted 2:37. Houston improved to 68-67, while the Yankees dropped to 75-58.