On any given night, it’s hard to tell whether Cristian Jekyl Javier or Cristian Hyde Javier will show up.
Tonight we had both.
The Yankees struck early against Hyde Javier with three runs in the first inning on home runs by Giancarlo Stanton and Bill Mckinney.
After that, Javier held the Yankees scoreless for another 3.2 innings, finishing in the fifth after allowing four hits, three walks, with four strikeouts. Kendall Graveman got the last out for Javier in the fifth.
Meanwhile, the Astros nibbled away against Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt. In the second inning, Yordan Alvarez led off with a walk, followed by a Jose Abreu single.