HOUSTON — No matter how many propeller heads gather in to find an analytical edge that will turn the baseball universe on its head, there is one indisputable truth that no formula can override.
Unless a team scores a run, it can’t win.
For six innings, the Yankees were reminded of that Friday night at Minute Maid Park, where they didn’t score against Astros rookie Vince Velasquez, who was making his fourth big league start.
However, Chris Young’s three-run homer off reliever Will Harris in the seventh erased a two-run deficit and helped carry the Yankees to a 3-2 victory in front of 37,748.