Astros draw first blood in showdown against Mets
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Kyle Tucker had three RBIs in Houston's 8-2 win on Tuesday night.
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Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Kyle Tucker had three RBIs in Houston's 8-2 win on Tuesday night.
Isaac Paredes homered in his first three at-bats for Tampa Bay in its 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.
New York has won 17 of its last 19 games, and its 50-17 start is the best in the majors since Seattle in 2001.
The left-hander pitched into the sixth inning and New York won 6-0 on Monday, despite an injury to Jeff McNeil.
NYCFC outshot the Rapids 15-5, with four shots on goal to one for the Rapids.
Yankees relievers Miguel Castro and Wandy Peralta (1-1) couldn't protect the five-run lead.
New York, an NL-best 44-24, lost for only the second time in 12 home games.
The Mets have won three straight and five of six, earning their NL-best 44th victory.
The Red Bulls never trailed after Morgan made it a 1-0 game, scoring on a header off a corner kick by John Tolkin.
Taillon (8-1) allowed four hits and struck out eight in 5 2-3 innings to win his eighth straight decision.
Lindor pointed to his family in the suites after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning off Pablo López.
New York has won 15 of its last 16 and at 48-16 is off to its best start since 1998.
Jeff McNeil and Tomás Nido had RBI singles for the Mets, who erased a 4-1 deficit.
The Yankees have their longest home winning string since taking 15 in a row Aug. 16-Sept. 26, 1961.
In all, 16 cities were chosen to host the world's biggest sporting event, including three in Mexico and two in Canada.
