Jordan Montgomery Going For His Third Major League Win As New York Looks To Rebound As They Take On Houston

New York won six games while they have dropped their last two their series finale at Cincinnati by a score of 5-3 and their series opener with Houston by a score of 3-2. 

Dallas Keuchel continued his mastery of the Yankees as he returned to the scene of one of his most memorable performances, and Jake Marsnick threw out the potential tying run in the ninth inning, sealing the Astros' 3-2 victory on Thursday night  in Houston 

Gary Sanchez made a bid to tie the game with a two-out RBI single off Houston closer Ken Giles but Marisnick came up firing with a strong throw to home plate, where catcher Brian McCann slapped a tag on Jacoby Ellsbury for the final out. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/229715472/dallas-keuchel-astros-shut-down-yankees/

Houston improved to 24-11 while New York dropped to 21-11. 

New York and Houston return to action tonight with New York rookie left -hander Jordan Montgomery on the mound for New York He has a record of 2-1 to go along with 3.81 earn run average and twenty-six strikeouts and has had three quality starts. In his five outings, he went a career-high 6/2/3 innings and two earned runs to beat the world champion Chicago Cubs his last time out. He will go up against Houston right-hander Lance McCullers Junior. On the season as a whole, he has been much better at home with a record of 2-0 to go along with a 2.08 earn run average than on the road. He has a record of 0-1 with a 5.51 earn run average but he was dominant in his last outing in Anaheim as he pitched seven innings while allowing just two hits and zero earned runs. "according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-yankees/2017/05/12/490629#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=490629

Will New York be able to score runs and stop their two-game losing skid as they return to Yankee Stadium? Will Jordan Montgomery pitch well enough to give New York a chance win? Will Houston have dominate pitching Will Houston be able to score runs and win the game?

First pitch is set for 7:05 pm. "according to   https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-yankees/2017/05/12/490629#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=490629