Astros walk their way to 8-7 comeback win over Yankees

HOUSTON (AP) — Taylor Trammell worked a bases-loaded walk to score the go-ahead run as part of a four-run eighth inning, and the Houston Astros rallied for an 8-7 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.

Devin Williams (3-6) walked the bases loaded with one out, but struck out Ramón Urías before walking Trammell on five pitches to score Carlos Correa.

Jeremy Peña followed with an RBI single off Camilo Doval, who was called for a balk on the next pitch, scoring Christian Walker. Doval then uncorked a wild pitch, scoring Trammell.

Williams and Yankees manager Aaron Boone were ejected in the eighth by plate umpire Brian Walsh for arguing balls and strikes. It was Boone’s sixth ejection this season.

New York dropped 3 1/2 games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East. The Blue Jays won 13-9 at Cincinnati.

Houston leads the AL West by four games over Seattle.

With the Astros trailing 4-1, Peña homered leading off the sixth, and Jose Altuve hit an RBI groundout later in the inning. Yordan Alvarez, who had four hits, delivered an RBI single in the seventh to tie it at 4.

Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer for the Yankees off Bryan Abreu with two outs in the ninth, but Abreu struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. looking to end the game.

Giancarlo Stanton hit his 18th homer of the season in the second, ending an 0-for-14 slide. It was the 447th home run of Stanton's career.

Austin Wells added a two-run homer in the fourth to increase New York's lead to 3-0.

Bryan King (5-3) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win.

Abreu’s strikeout of Chisholm in the ninth as the Astros held on.

The Yankees had their eight-game winning streak at Daikin Park snapped. ... Wells’ 335-foot home run to left field would not have been out of any other big league ballpark. Wells became the sixth New York player with 20 homers this season, one shy of the team record. Anthony Volpe has 19.

New York LHP Carlos Rodón (15-7, 3.18 ERA) opposes RHP Cristian Javier (1-1, 3.33) in the series finale Thursday night.

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Houston Astros' Jacob Melton dives home to score a run on Yordan Alvarez's RBI single as New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells jumps up to try to defend the plate during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

New York Yankees relief pitcher Devin Williams (38) exchanges words with home plate umpire Brian Walsh as he walked back to the dugout after giving up a run walking Houston Astros' Taylor Trammell with the bases loaded during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Houston Astros relief pitcher Bryan Abreu, right, celebrates with Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz, left, after their win over the New York Yankees during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Houston Astros' Taylor Trammell (26) reacts as he was walked by New York Yankees relief pitcher Devin Williams with the bases loaded, scoring a run during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, right, has words with home plate umpire Brian Walsh, left, as umpire Adrian Johnson, center, stands between them after Boone was ejected during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Houston Astros' Jeremy Peña (3) reacts after his RBI single against New York Yankees relief pitcher Camilo Doval during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.

The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting further heightened the fear and anger that has radiated across the city since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good in the head.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors.

“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,” Trump said in social media post.

Presidents have indeed invoked the Insurrection Act more than two dozen times, most recently in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush to end unrest in Los Angeles. In that instance, local authorities had asked for the assistance.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison responded to Trump's post by saying he would challenge any deployment in court. He's already suing to try to stop the surge by the Department of Homeland Security, which says it has made more than 2,000 arrests in the state since early December. ICE is a DHS agency.

In Minneapolis, smoke filled the streets Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas into a small crowd. Protesters responded by throwing rocks and shooting fireworks.

Demonstrations have become common in Minneapolis since Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7. Agents who have yanked people from their cars and homes have been confronted by angry bystanders demanding they leave.

“This is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in and at the same time we are trying to find a way forward to keep people safe, to protect our neighbors, to maintain order,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said.

Frey said the federal force — five times the size of the city’s 600-officer police force — has “invaded” Minneapolis, and that residents are scared and angry.

Homeland Security said in a statement that federal law enforcement officers on Wednesday stopped a driver from Venezuela who is in the U.S. illegally. The person drove off then crashed into a parked car before fleeing on foot, DHS said.

Officers caught up, then two other people arrived and the three started attacking the officer, according to DHS.

“Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his life,” DHS said. The confrontation took place about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) from where Good was killed.

Police chief Brian O’Hara said the shot man was being treated for a non-life-threatening injury. The two others are in custody, DHS said. O’Hara's account of what happened largely echoed that of Homeland Security.

Earlier Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz described Minnesota said what's happening in the state “defies belief.”

“Let’s be very, very clear: this long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement,” he said. “Instead, it’s a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government.”

Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who killed Good, suffered internal bleeding to his torso during the encounter, a Homeland Security official told The Associated Press.

The official spoke to AP on condition of anonymity in order to discuss Ross’ medical condition. The official did not provide details about the severity of the injuries, and the agency did not respond to questions about the bleeding, how he suffered the injury, when it was diagnosed or his medical treatment.

Good was killed after three ICE officers surrounded her SUV on a snowy street near her home. Bystander video shows one officer ordering Good to open the door and grabbing the handle. As the vehicle begins to move forward, Ross, standing in front, raises his weapon and fires at least three shots at close range. He steps back as the SUV advances and turns.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said Ross was struck by the vehicle and that Good was using her SUV as a weapon — a self-defense claim that has been criticized by Minnesota officials.

Chris Madel, an attorney for Ross, declined to comment.

Good’s family has hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd’s family in a $27 million settlement with Minneapolis. Floyd, who was Black, died after a white police officer pinned his neck to the ground 2020.

Madhani reported from Washington, D.C. Associated Press reporters Bill Barrow in Atlanta; Julie Watson in San Diego; Rebecca Santana in Washington; Ed White in Detroit and Giovanna Dell’Orto in Minneapolis contributed.

A protester holds an umbrella as sparks fly from a flash bang deployed by law enforcement on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Monica Travis shares an embrace while visiting a makeshift memorial for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A protester yells in front of law enforcement after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Tear gas surrounds federal law enforcement officers as they leave a scene after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Protesters shout at law enforcement officers after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)