HOUSTON (AP) — Spencer Arrighetti allowed one run over seven innings, and Christian Walker homered and drove home a season-high four runs, and the Houston Astros beat New York 7-4 on Sunday to snap the Yankees' eight-game win streak.
Arrighetti (3-0) struck out eight while allowing three hits and one walk. He is the first Astros starter to pitch seven innings since Lance McCullers Jr. on March 30.
Aaron Judge, celebrating his 34th birthday, supplied the only blemish on Arrighetti’s line when he hit a solo homer in the sixth. Judge’s three birthday homers tied Yogi Berra and Graig Nettles for second-most among Yankees, trailing only Lou Gehrig’s four.
Walker gave the Astros a 2-0 lead when he sent a 3-2 changeup from Luis Gil 432 feet over the wall in left-center field for his seventh homer of the season and second in as many days.
Isaac Paredes added a two-run homer in the third inning, and after Paredes singled home Carlos Correa in the fifth, Walker hit a two-run double to give Houston a 7-0 lead.
Walker was 3 for 4, while Paredes and Yordan Alvarez had two hits apiece.
Gil (1-2) pitched into the fifth and was charged with six runs on five hits for the Yankees.
Paul Goldschmidt and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had two hits for New York.
The Astros open a three-game series Tuesday at Baltimore. The Astros have not announced a starter, while RHP Shane Baz (0-2, 5.08 ERA) starts for the Orioles.
LHP Max Fried (3-1, 2.40 ERA) starts Monday for New York against Jack Leiter (1-1, 4.97) in the opener of a three-game series at Texas.
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Houston Astros' Isaac Paredes, right, scores behind New York Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra, left, on a double by Astros' Christian Walker during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, left, celebrates with Cody Bellinger, right, after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
Houston Astros' Christian Walker hits a two-run double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale shut down the Phillies for the second time in nine days and won his 150th career game as the Atlanta Braves built an early lead and beat Philadelphia 6-2 on Sunday.
Sale (5-1) threw six shutout innings, allowing just one hit and striking out a season-high nine. In his previous start on against the slumping Phillies on April 18, Sale gave up one run in seven innings.
The Phillies, who snapped a 10-game losing streak Saturday, dropped to 0-10 against left-handed non-opener starters and fell to 9-19 overall.
Matt Olson hit a three-run home run in the first inning and Eli White added a two-run homer in the second for the Braves, who won for the 10th time in 12 games. Olson's homer was his eighth of the season and fourth in his career off Phillies starer Aaron Nola (1-3).
Ronald Acuña Jr. was 2 for 3 with two runs scored and a steal. Drake Baldwin was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored, and Ozzie Albies extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the seventh inning.
Nola gave up a season-high six runs on seven hits and has now allowed 11 earned runs in his last two starts. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer run in the eighth inning as the Phillies avoided the shutout.
Sale's only difficulty came in the third inning, when a hit by pitch, a single and a walk loaded the bases for Phillies slugger Bryce Harper. After falling behind 3--0, Sale struck out Harper to end the threat.
The Braves are 8-0-1 in nine series this season and are the only team not to lose a series.
Phillies: LHP Jesus Lozardo (1-3, 6.91) will face Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-3, 5.26) in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Braves: LHP Martín Pérez (1-1, 2.70) will start against Tigers RHP Casey Mize (2-1, 2.51) for Tuesday's first game of a three-game series in Atlanta.
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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola (27) reacts after giving up a three-run home run to Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr., left, runs out an infield single ahead of the throw to Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper, right, during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson hits a three-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale (51) delivers to a Philadelphia Phillies batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
