New York Yankees at Houston Astros

HOUSTON – The Yankees are doing nothing but winning these days, and a big reason has been the man at the bottom of the order. Continuing a torrid stretch, José Caballero homered for the second straight night as part of his third consecutive multi-hit game, finishing 3-for-5 in New York’s eighth straight victory, 8-3 over the Astros on Saturday night. “Just keeping it simple,” said Caballero, who over his past 14 games dating to April 11 is hitting .377 (20-for-53) with three homers, four doubles and 10 RBIs. “Trying to just shorten my swing and connect with the ball and stay on time.” In addition to Caballero’s homering to Daikin Park’s short left field for the second straight night – “I like the Crawford Boxes,” he said – Austin Wells and Trent Grisham also went deep for the Yankees, who supplemented 12 hits with 10 walks, including bases-loaded free passes to Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. “Patience was the difference tonight,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Just really good at-bats, deep counts, really good takes in walking situations.” Boone really likes what he has seen from Caballero of late. “Just a tough out,” Boone said. “Just a gritty, tough player. You kind of want him up there in certain situations. Back-to-back nights where he’s taken advantage of the Crawford Boxes, and he’s doing a good job of putting the ball in play the last couple of days.” Boone also appreciates the shortstop’s aggression on the bases, even if it doesn’t pay off 100% of the time. After Caballero stole second base in the third inning to go 10-for-10 on the season, he was caught twice attempting to steal third. “\[If\