Astros 15, Yankees 1
NEW YORK -- The Houston Astros posted their largest margin of victory in five years, routing the New York Yankees 15-1 Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.
Designated hitter Evan Gattis, left fielder Marwin Gonzalez and center fielder Carlos Gomez homered for Houston, which piled up 15 hits, eight of them for extra bases.
Gattis and Gomez each drove in four runs, and Gonzalez and catcher Jason Castro each had three hits.
Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel (15-6) threw seven shutout innings of three-hit ball. He struck out nine and didn't issue a walk.
Yankees starter Ivan Nova (5-6) gave up seven runs on seven hits in four-plus innings.
The Astros' last 14-run victory was an 18-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010, according to ESPN.
Houston took a 1-0 lead with two outs in the first when right fielder Colby Rasmus got a triple on a ball that went past Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury was playing deep, hesitated before diving and the ball went by him, allowing shortstop Carlos Correa to score.
Gomez made it 2-0 when he lined a first-pitch fastball to left-center field for an RBI double, and Valbuena drove a full-count fastball to the warning track in left field for a two-run double. Houston went ahead 5-0 when Gonzalez singled just inside fair territory down the right field line.
Gattis extended the lead to 7-0 when he drove a 2-2 pitch down the left-field line for a two-run home run, which ended Nova's night with nobody out in the fifth. Gonzalez added a solo home run with two outs in the fifth off reliever Nick Rumbelow before Castro scored on a fielding error by second baseman Brendan Ryan, who let a ground ball by shortstop Jed Lowrie go under his glove.
NOTES: New York LHP CC Sabathia sought a second opinion for his sore right knee and the diagnosis was the same as the initial examination Sunday. Sabathia sounded more upbeat Tuesday and said he hopes to return Sept. 8 when he is eligible to be activated. ... SS Jed Lowrie became the 10th player to bat second for the Astros this season as he returned after getting Monday off. ... Houston OF George Springer (fractured right wrist) took batting practice in the normal group Tuesday and will take optional batting practice Wednesday morning. ... New York INF/OF Dustin Ackley (back) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Trenton on Thursday. ... Houston manager A.J. Hinch along with C Jason Castro and 2B Jose Altuve met with Major League Baseball executive Joe Torre before the game.