Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki allowed three runs in relief in his first pitching appearance in the major leagues Friday in the Houston Astros 13-4 loss to the New York Yankees.With his team's bullpen exhausted, Aoki took the mound in the ninth inning as the sixth and last reliever for the Astros, but he walked the first two batters he faced before allowing former Astro Chris Carter an RBI double that stretched the Yankees lead to 11-4.Tyler Wade then came home on Bret Gardner's sac fly and Jacob Ellsbury's groundout scored Carter."The stadium looked completely different (from the mound…READ FULL ARTICLE
