MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/31/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1462 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (29-31) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 10 18 0
Houston Astros (24-35) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
New York Sends Houston Packing with 10-2 Loss
The 10-2 New York win over Houston was due in large part to Li-Jen Chu. The Yankees first baseman was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Shawn Harris was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 2 of 4 save opportunities. With the win, New York has a record of 29-31. Houston falls to 24-35.

With New York leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Chu hit a curveball from Mike Cunningham for a 2-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Yankees ahead, 3-0.

Houston manager Mike Napoli said his team was "out of sync."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Marrero LF 6 1 2 2 0 2 3 .249 6 25
I. Ávila 3B 5 3 2 0 1 1 3 .283 10 29
L. Chu 1B 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .295 6 27
B. McBride RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .256 6 18
H. Forte DH 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .276 7 19
B. MacKerchar 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .248 3 13
J. Palmeiro CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .243 3 19
T. Ibarra C 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .343 2 10
M. Ramos SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .265 0 20
Totals 43 10 18 9 4 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Ávila (8, 1st Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Ramos (8, 8th Inning off E. Moreno, 3 on, 0 outs) , L. Marrero (10, 8th Inning off K. Jenkins, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Chu (6, 3rd Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Marrero 3 , I. Ávila 3 , L. Chu 6 , H. Forte 3 , B. MacKerchar 2 , J. Palmeiro 2 , T. Ibarra 2 , M. Ramos 3
2-out RBI: B. MacKerchar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Marrero , I. Ávila , T. Ibarra
Sac Fly: L. Chu
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ramos (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ávila-MacKerchar-Chu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 6 26
B. Antonelli SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .288 4 18
D. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 7 22
T. Holman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .265 8 24
S. Montés DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 0 0
E. Simmons RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 6 11
S. McGuire 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 15
J. Damron C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222 1 1
A. Valentín 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 2 7
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 7 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Simmons (6, 5th Inning off A. Portillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Spears , B. Antonelli , E. Simmons 4 , J. Damron , A. Valentín
2-out RBI: B. Antonelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Antonelli , D. Jones
GIDP: E. Simmons
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Valentín (2)
OF assists: 2 (Simmons(Chu at home), Simmons(Chu at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Portillo W (7-4) 5.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 21 93 3.61   
S. Harris SV (2) 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 36 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Portillo 52
Batters Faced: A. Portillo 21, S. Harris 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Portillo 4-5, S. Harris 1-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Portillo 93-53, S. Harris 36-23
WP: A. Portillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Cunningham L (2-8) 5.0 6 3 2 3 6 1 24 103 5.08   
J. De Fratus 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 19 4.66   
E. Moreno 1.0 4 5 5 1 1 0 8 32 7.11   
K. Jenkins 2.0 7 2 2 0 3 0 12 46 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cunningham 48
Batters Faced: M. Cunningham 24, J. De Fratus 4, E. Moreno 8, K. Jenkins 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cunningham 4-4, J. De Fratus 1-1, E. Moreno 0-2, K. Jenkins 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cunningham 103-64, J. De Fratus 19-12, E. Moreno 32-22, K. Jenkins 46-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jenkins 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Li-Jen Chu
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 36057
Sunday, May 31st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60