The New York Yankees return from the break with as tough of a challenge as Major League Baseball could’ve drawn up for the owners of the top record in baseball in a historically successful first half. The AL East leaders are on the road for a Thursday doubleheader against the Houston Astros. They lost the opener in walk-off fashion, 3-2, which clinched the season series victory for Houston, but New York will try to salvage the nightcap.
The Yankees faced Luis Garcia in the one-game makeup in Houston back on June 30th, when he was the winning pitcher in a 2-1 loss for New York.