The club was in New York on this day in 2015, looking for a series win against the Yankees in the rubber match of the three game series.
The Matchup:
Astros: 70-57 (1st Place AL West, 4.5 Games Up of Rangers)
Yankees: 69-56 (2nd Place AL East, 1 Game Back of Blue Jays)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Collin McHugh (25 Starts, 13-7, 3.96 ERA)
Yankees: Michael Pineda (19 Starts, 9-7, 3.97 ERA)
The club improving to 71-57 with the win that day, their AL West lead over the Rangers improving to 5.5 games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Collin McHugh (14-7, 3.92 ERA) (6.1 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 8 SO, 2 BB, 1 HR)
Losing Pitcher: Michael Pineda (9-8, 4.19 ERA) (4.1 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 HR)
The Offense:
Jose Altuve: 1-3, 1 RBI
Marwin Gonzalez: 1-5, 1 RBI
Evan Gattis: 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Jake Marisnick: 1-4, 1 RBI