Yankees survive a chaotic night in Houston, winning 8-4 to take the series from the Astros and put them in position for a push at Toronto. Bednar escaped a bases-loaded threat in the ninth to seal it, while Cruz’s seventh-inning strikeout of Altuve preserved a one-run edge. Grisham’s eighth-inning three-run shot, his 100th, cemented the comeback after a flurry of strange calls and defensive miscues.

The win keeps New York (78-62) focused on the Blue Jays, with Rodón delivering six solid innings of one-run ball and Boone juggling a bullpen still contending with the Circle of Trust and a few late-innings hiccups. The night was as much circus as baseball, but the Yankees emerged with a series win and momentum heading home.