Yanks back CC, hold off Astros for series win

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HOUSTON — CC Sabathia won for the first time in more than a month by holding the Astros to two runs — on solo homers by Marwin Gonzalez and Evan Gattis — in 6 2/3 innings to lead the Yankees to their eighth win in 10 games, 6-3, on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.

The Yankees roughed up Astros starter Doug Fister (10-7) for six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Didi Gregorius had a sac fly and Chase Headley had an RBI single in the second to put the Yankees ahead, 2-1. Starlin Castro added an RBI single in the third, and Yankees scored three times in the fifth, capped by a two-run triple by Aaron Hicks, to take a 6-1 lead.

Sabathia (6-8) allowed just four hits in 6 2/3 innings to …

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