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McMahon sparks Yankees with multi-hit night<\/h2>\n
Ryan McMahon continues to heat up at the most critical stretch of the Yankees\u2019 season, delivering clutch hit after clutch hit.<\/p>\n
He opened the scoring with a second-inning RBI single, then launched a solo homer in the fifth to put New York ahead 2-1.<\/p>\n
With Houston threatening in the eighth, McMahon came through again, logging a two-out single that restored a slim 5-3 Yankees advantage.<\/p>\n That hit set the stage for the night\u2019s turning point, proving McMahon\u2019s timing at the plate couldn\u2019t have been sharper.<\/p>\n Trent Grisham followed McMahon\u2019s single with the swing that silenced Houston\u2019s crowd and energized the Yankees dugout completely.<\/p>\n His towering three-run home run pushed a narrow 5-3 lead into a commanding 8-3 cushion in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n That moment carried the weight of a haymaker punch\u2014leaving the Astros stunned while the Yankees roared with renewed confidence.<\/p>\n Without Grisham\u2019s blast, Bednar\u2019s ninth-inning drama might have unfolded under much darker circumstances for New York\u2019s bullpen.<\/p>\n Fernando Cruz entered the game in the seventh with the game 4-3, the tying run looming and Jose Altuve striding to the plate.<\/p>\n Aaron Boone called on him after Luke Weaver allowed a pinch-hit homer and a pair of dangerous two-out singles.<\/p>\n Cruz unleashed his devastating splitter to strike out Altuve, preserving the Yankees\u2019 lead in a razor-thin, high-pressure moment.<\/p>\n That strikeout felt like a turning point, stopping Houston\u2019s rally cold and energizing the dugout for the final stretch.<\/p>\n Before the late-inning fireworks, Carlos Rod\u00f3n set the foundation with six steady innings of determined, efficient starting pitching.<\/p>\n He allowed just two runs\u2014only one earned\u2014on three hits and two walks while striking out three Astros hitters.<\/p>\n Rod\u00f3n may not have piled up strikeouts, but his ability to limit damage showed poise and discipline against Houston\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n With the outing, he trimmed his ERA to 3.12 and tied for the league lead in victories at sixteen.<\/p>\n Not all the news from the night was positive, as Jazz Chisholm Jr. left the game with contusions on both knees.<\/p>\n The infielder appeared uncomfortable in the fourth inning, prompting trainers and Aaron Boone to remove him as a precaution.<\/p>\n Reports suggest the injuries occurred on separate defensive plays, leaving Chisholm sore but likely not facing an extended absence.<\/p>\n Still, until the Yankees offer more clarity, fans will anxiously await confirmation that their sparkplug remains on track.<\/p>\n From Rod\u00f3n\u2019s steady hand to McMahon\u2019s bat and Grisham\u2019s blast, the Yankees proved resilient against Houston\u2019s postseason-caliber fight.<\/p>\n The Astros had multiple chances to shift momentum, but Cruz and Bednar turned pivotal moments into defining stops.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t perfect baseball, but it was the kind of gritty, heart-racing win that builds character heading into October.<\/p>\n And for the Yankees, who sit within striking distance of first place, that resilience may prove to be the difference.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yankees escape a tense ninth as David Bednar shuts the door, with Ryan McMahon and Trent Grisham delivering huge homers to clinch the series in Houston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":96950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nGrisham\u2019s towering blast changes everything<\/h2>\n
Cruz delivers a pivotal escape<\/h2>\n
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Rod\u00f3n sets the tone early<\/h2>\n
Chisholm\u2019s injury scare<\/h2>\n
A playoff atmosphere in September<\/h2>\n