HOUSTON -- Lance McCullers posted his fourth double-digit strikeout start on the season, and Colby Rasmus snapped a prolonged slump with a home run as the Houston Astros averted a sweep with a 4-1 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park.
McCullers (6-4) allowed one earned run for a fifth time in six starts. He surrendered five hits and walked two batters while recording 10 strikeouts for the third time in five starts this month.
Beginning with his strikeout of Carlos Beltran to close the third inning, McCullers recorded seven outs in a row all via the strikeout, including six swinging.