The Twins visit the Yankees starting on Tuesday night.

Astros attempt to tame Cardinals in series opener

In a fitting twist given their recent lack of production with runners in scoring position, the Houston Astros’ lone hit in that situation during a three-game set with the visiting Minnesota Twins failed to yield a run. After finishing a combined 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position on Friday and Saturday, the Astros went 1-for-6 in the series finale, a 4-3 loss on Sunday in a rubber match. Houston, which will open a three-game interleague series with the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, received a two-out single from Alex Bregman with Jose Abreu on

second in the seventh inning on Sunday, a ball hit to left field that prevented Abreu from scoring the go-ahead run. Yordan Alvarez followed with a flyout to left, leaving the bases loaded before the Astros dropped to 5-13 in one-run games this season. Houston scored all nine of its runs in the series on homers. “You like to see homers,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “This is a team that is known for slugging and driving the ball out of the ballpark and hitting balls hard. We also are good at getting those insurance runs in, and right now, the last couple games it has been tough for us to do that.”