Shawn Chacon allowed one run on just three hits over 6 1/3 innings Friday. (Pat Sullivan/AP)
By Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com
Right-hander Shawn Chacon kept his club in the game by working 6 1/3 strong innings against a tough Yankees lineup, but Doug Brocail allowed a tiebreaking homer to Derek Jeter in the eighth as the Astros dropped the opener.
a-Struck out for Wright in the 7th. b-Struck out for Ausmus in the 9th.
BATTING TB: Matsui; Tejada; Wigginton 2; Bourn; Ausmus. RBI: Wigginton (11). 2-out RBI: Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matsui; Chacon 2; Lee. S: Chacon. Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING SB: Wigginton (4, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Matsui (15, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Bourn (27, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Berkman (11, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada). CS: Wigginton (2, 2nd base by Farnsworth/Molina), Bourn (5, 3rd base by Chamberlain/Posada), Berkman (2, 3rd base by Chamberlain/Posada).