It appeared as if the New York Yankees would be cruising to another victory in Houston on Wednesday night. They jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead with homers from Giancarlo Stanton and Austin Wells. Will Warren allowed three baserunners through four innings.
But then Warren turned into a punching bag, surrendering hard contact immediately as the fifth inning began. He gave up a run, finished the inning, and then was yanked in the sixth after surrendering a leadoff homer to Jeremy Peña. And that's when everything fell apart.
Aaron Boone called on Fernando Cruz, who immediately gave up another run in the blink of an eye.