HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings to tie for the major league victory lead with 16 and Trent Grisham hit his career-high 30th homer of the season and 100th of his career to help the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 8-4 on Thursday night.

Ryan McMahon also homered for the Yankees.

New York led by a run in the eighth when McMahon hit an RBI single before Grisham’s three-run shot made it 8-3.

The Yankees took two of three in this series for their first series win against a team with a winning record since they swept Seattle from July 8-10.

Rodón (16-7) yielded three hits and two runs — one earned — to tie Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta for the victory lead.

Houston starter Cristian Javier (1-2) allowed six hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings.

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