Houston Upends New York

New York fell just short Thursday against Houston while they dropped their second in a row Thursday.

 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 at Yankee Stadium.

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

First pitch is set for 7:05 pm.