Yarbrough (9-7) surrendered three runs on four hits and a walk over 4.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against Houston. He also had three strikeouts.
Pitching behind opener Collin McHugh, Yarbrough served up a three-run homer to Carlos Correa in the fourth inning that gave the Astros a 3-0 lead. It put the finishing touches on a tough September for Yarbrough, who was roughed up for a 9.00 ERA and 29 hits over 21 innings in his five appearances (two starts) during the month.