The Yankees got off to exactly the start they needed in this season-defining 12-game gauntlet, ambushing Astros ace Framber Valdez for six runs in five innings. Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and Trent Grisham clubbed a grand slam while Max Fried was nails for seven innings in an eventual 7-1 series opening win. It was doubly important that the Yankees win with the Blue Jays and Red Sox also victorious earlier in the day as the AL East picture remains unchanged.

New York Mets (75-64) 12, Detroit Tigers (80-60) 5

Mets rookie Nolan McClean dealt with some early trouble, walking a pair and giving up back-to-back RBI singles in the first, but he was nearly flawless for the rest of his start tossing five scoreless thereafter. He was spotted a 1-0 lead when Pete Alonso homered in the first, a

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