VIDEO: Yuli Gurriel Cranks 3-Run Shot off Chad Green as Astros Pounce on Yankees in 1st Inning
By Karl Rasmussen
Well, perhaps using Chad Green as an opener wasn't the right call for Game 6. After letting two runners on base in the opening frame, Green was up against Yuli Gurriel, in a two-on and two-out situation. Gurriel was all over Green's delivery, smashing a three-run jack into the seats to give the Astros a commanding early lead.
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Already the Yankees have their backs against the wall in the do-or-die situation.
Gurriel wasn't fooled in the slightest by the offering from Green, and that ball left the stadium in a hurry.
There's still eight innings left for the Yankees to claw back into this one, but this was as disastrous a start as they could've imagined.