Rolling into the weekend with a bit of momentum following their series win over the Guardians, the Astros appeared to enter their 3-game home stretch against their American League rivals - the New York Yankees, in pretty high spirits. With a shocking and unpleasant surprise on Friday night in Game 1, the Yankees scored a total of 12 runs following 13 hits with no errors given in a seamless 12-4 victory. Hoping to even out and split the series Saturday, the Astros fall 8-3, placing them back at the bottom of the AL West Division standings at 10-18. Evaluating the weekend's scourge here in Houston, Astros broadcaster Steve Sparks weighs in on the Astros weekend back at Daikin, mixed with a few positive takeaways seen from yesterday's 7-4 victory that have to be sustained traveling now to Baltimore.
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