Astros starter Dallas Keuchel was in dominant form against the Yankees on Thursday. The left-hander posted a complete-game shutout, recording a career-high 12 strikeouts along the way. He gave up four hits and one walk, as he was in complete control for most of this one.
After retiring 15 batters in a row, Keuchel got into trouble in the ninth inning, as he loaded the bases with a walk and two singles. But, after a meeting on the mound by manager A.J. Hinch, Keuchel was able to work out of the jam to finish the masterpiece with 116 pitches.
"I haven't been here a long time, but that's probably as good as I've seen Dallas Keuchel," said Astros manager A.J. Hinch, per MLB.com. "His ball was moving all over the place tonight, which made them have to be aggressive and he had really, really good put away pitches that ended at-bats in his favor."
Keuchel improved to 9-3 and lowered his ERA to 2.17 on the season.