Overview

• New York closed out an 8-4 win on Thursday to take two of three, overcoming a sixth-inning third-base ruling by Walsh that Ryan McMahon had not secured a soft liner, a non-reviewable call that preceded an Astros run.
• A day earlier, Yankees manager Aaron Boone and reliever Devin Williams were ejected after arguing Walsh’s zone in an 8-7 loss, with Boone yelling an expletive-laced critique and Williams saying the umpire missed four pitches.
• Umpire Scorecards graded Walsh at 90% accuracy with a 1.4-run advantage to Houston, while Umpire Auditor and BallsAndStrikes reported 21 missed calls, 15 against the Yankees, and Baseball Savant logged multiple misses both inside and outside the zone.
• Key moments under dispute included a 2-0 fastball to Taylor Trammell called ball that preceded a bases-loaded walk for the go-ahead run and a game-ending called third strike on Jazz Chisholm Jr. that appeared outside.
• The Yankees improved to 78-62, moved a half-game ahead for the top AL wild card, and sit three games behind Toronto, as MLB had not announced any action regarding Walsh’s work in these games.