Luis Gil, Alex Verdugo providing Yankees with unexpected boost

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil had every reason in the world to have the jitters going into Tuesday night’s game.
He was facing a future Hall-of-Famer in Justin Verlander and just two batters into his night, he gave up a home run to Kyle Tucker.
But his defense had his back. Running catches by Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo robbed the Houston Astros of base hits and the chance to score. Verdugo came in especially clutch in the final two outs of the sixth inning, tracking out No. 2