The theme of Saturday’s game: missed opportunities. The Astros have now lost three of their past four games when either Hunter Brown or Framber Valdez starts. That’s not an optimal development in a close division race in August.

The Houston Astros go for a second win in a row at the New York Yankees as Framber Valdez gets the start against Luis Gil.

Houston ace Framber Valdez expresses frustration over defensive positioning during the Astros' loss to the Washington Nationals.

As for the Astros, Framber Valdez will get the ball for them. Valdez has been one of the top starters for Houston in recent years, and that’s continued in 2025, as he’s already near his career best marks in both FanGraphs and Baseball Reference WAR. He’ll almost certainly be a tough out for a Yankees’ offense that’s struggled enough as it is.

Astros manage to tie the Yankees in the eighth but leave bases loaded before New York gets a homer from Trent Grisham to win.

Yankees allow three runs in 10th inning as Astros hand them 5-3 defeat, New York's sixth loss in last seven games.

The Yankees have been going through it of late, dealing with backbreaking losses and a prolonged slide down the standings as their rivals have taken full advantage of their failures. For one night though,