Manager Aaron Boone was impressed with Juan Soto's first official game in a Yankee uniform and addressed what he saw on the game-saving play by Soto in the ninth.

"I had a good angle on Juan coming in, so I knew he had a good read on it and was building good momentum," he said. "One thing we noticed working out, this infield is really quick right now. The ground is really quick right now and just a perfect throw. Great play by [Jose Trevino] and [Soto] did it on both sides of the ball today. Huge play."

HOUSTON – Just over an inning and a half into their season, the Yankees trailed by four runs with their injured ace watching from the dugout.

Through four innings, their new-look offense had grounded into three inning-ending double plays, and outside their dugout, the world was seemingly nearing an end as the stench of an 82-80 season still lingered.

But the new season brings a chance for new endings, and at least on this day, the Yankees found a way out of the hole they had dug for themselves.

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The Yankees outfielder Juan Soto told YES Network after the win that he was trying to get the ball to the play and "let Trevie do what he can do" referring to catcher Jose Trevino.

"I don't try to be too quick, I just tried to put the ball where I needed to put it," Soto said, adding that he was impressed by the tag by Trevino.

The play saved what would have been the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth.

The Yankees hold on to taker the season opener over the Astros, 5-4.

Alex Bregman grounded out to end the game.

After a lengthy review, the umpires ruled that the call at the plate stood and Trevino did get the tag on Dubón.

Juan Soto saved the Yankees' lead when he fired a ball to catcher Jose Trevino for an out at home.

 Kyle Tucker lined a ball through the right side of the field and Soto was able to fire the ball from right to home in time for the tag on Mauricio Dubón.

The play is being challenged by the Astros.

The Yankees will take their one run into the ninth inning.

Clay Holmes enters the game for the Yanks.

The Yankees' new outfielder is having quite the debut.

Not only did he drive in the go-ahead run, he made a running catch for the second out of the seventh inning.

The Yankees took their first lead of the game off of Alex Verdugo's first RBI in a Yankee uniform.

Verdugo hit a sac fly to deep left field allowing Aaron Judge to tag up from third to make it 5-4 Yankees in the top of the seventh.