Luis Gil torched by Astros, Yankees fail to sweep

Apr 26, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil (81) steps on first base to get an out as Houston Astros left fielder Dustin Harris (37) runs down the line during the second inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images The Yankees had already locked up their third-straight series win, but were unable to notch their third consecutive sweep on Sunday in Houston. Astros hitters had a perfect gameplan to attack starter Luis Gil — although they may not have needed one — and the Yankee lineup was unable to counter against Spencer Arrighetti.

Even after some signs of life in the ninth, the Astros salvaged one game in this set, 7-4. Plainly put, Luis Gil was terrible. The Yankee righty lasted a couple of batters into the fifth inning, but never looked good.

I wrote in the game thread that he was issuing nearly a walk per strikeout, and he actually got worse today, with three free passes and not a single punchout. He has now walked 11 of 85 batters faced this season, against just nine strikeouts. This is not the performance of a Major League-caliber starting pitcher.

Things were bad from the jump, with Christian Walker taking Gil deep for a two-run shot just four batters into the game. I may be a humble blogger, but I don’t think you’re supposed to pitch there: Don’t worry though, the second home run he allowed on the day, another two-run blast this time off of Isaac Paredes’ bat in the third inning, was a slightly-less-terrible pitch: The Yankees were down 4-0 before they’d barely gotten through their own batting order once. I’m not going to excuse the Yankee offense today, who outside of one Aaron Judge blast was fast asleep against a pitcher that left a lot of balls out over the zone.