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HOUSTON — The Yankees are in the midst of a daunting 12-game stretch against four tough opponents.

Or five, if you include Brian Walsh .

But unlike Wednesday night, when they felt Walsh cost them the game behind the plate, the Yankees were able to overcome another gaffe from the same umpire to claim the rubber game with a tense 8-4 win over the Astros on Thursday night.

Walsh’s controversial call that Ryan McMahon dropped a ball at third base and did not just lose it on the transfer — which appeared to clearly be the case — led to a run in the sixth inning that pulled the Astros within 4-2.

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