The Yankees blasted three homers, capped by Trent Grisham's grand slam, as they took the series opener from the Astros, 7-1, on Tuesday night in Houston.
Here are the takeaways…
-Going up against tough lefty Framber Valdez, Jazz Chisholm Jr. went deep for a two-run shot to give the Yankees an early lead in the second. It's Jazz's 27th blast, just his third against a southpaw this season. It was also the infielder's 500th career hit.
Jazz wasn't the only lefty to hit a homer off of Valdez on Tuesday. In the fifth, Valdez walked Paul Goldschmidt with one out and gave back-to-back singles to Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge. Giancarlo Stanton struck out looking to set upGrisham. The outfielder launched a 358-foot blast over the Crawford Boxes to give the Yankees a 6-0 lead. Valdez would only pitch five innings.
Jazz would add another homer off a southpaw, this time a solo shot, in the eighth.
–Max Fried was on the bump and did not allow a hit through the first few innings, but lost his control in the third. He walked the first batter and hit the next one, but a poor bunt from Jeremy Pena allowed Fried to get the force at third base. A force out at second on a Carlos Correa chopper followed before Fried got Jose Altuve to ground out to get out of the jam.
Fried allowed his first hit to lead the fifth, but bounced back to strike out the next three batters. The Astros would get a couple of hits in the sixth and push across a run on a Yainer Diaz fielder's choice, but that's all Fried would give up. In the seventh, Houston would get two runners on with no outs, but Salazar popped into the air on a bunt attempt. Fried slid to make the catch and then doubled up the runner on first. A groundout ended the frame as Fried got through seven innings, allowing just one run on four hits and three walks while striking out five batters.
–Jose Caballero got the start at third base with the lefty on the mound, but the speedster's time won't be long. Caballero picked up a single in his first at-bat, but in his second time up, he was hit in the foot with a pitch. However, the home plate umpire correctly determined he swung. Caballero disagreed, and whatever he said upset Ramon De Jesus, who ejected him.
He was replaced by Ryan McMahon.
Game MVP: Trent Grisham
Fried was great, but the grand slam was a backbreaker and allowed Fried. This season with the bases loaded, Grisham is 4-for-9 with three home runs, two walks and 16 RBI.
Highlights
WE GOT THE JAZZ 🎷
Jazz Chisholm Jr. launches a two-run blast! pic.twitter.com/LHdE9wkwnO
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 3, 2025
TRENT GRISHAM LAUNCHES A GRAND SLAM INTO THE CRAWFORD BOXES!!!!! pic.twitter.com/6iMuluWyya
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 3, 2025
What's next
The Yankees and Astros play the middle of their three-game set on Wednesday evening. First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m.
Will Warren (8-6, 4.30 ERA) will take the mound against Jason Alexander (4-1, 4.61 ERA).
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