Yainer Diaz hit a three-run homer in the first inning off Luis Severino, Yordan Alvarez homered to chase the right-hander in the fifth and the visiting Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 7-3 Friday night.
Rookie Hunter Brown won consecutive starts for the first time since mid-April by allowing two runs and five hits in six innings. Brown struck out four, walked one and threw 61 of 93 pitches for strikes.
Including last year's sweep in the ALCS, the Astros are 10-3 against the Yankees since the start of last season. New York slugger Aaron Judge did not start for the second time since returning from a toe injury last week, but entered as a pinch hitter and struck out with two on in the seventh against Hector Neris.
After allowing Alvarez's homer, Severino was booed off the mound. He sat down at the end of the dugout and a few teammates, and coaches walked over to talk to him.
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