Astros vs Yankees Prediction

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05 August 2023

The Houston Astros will play the New York Yankees in Game 3 of their series on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in New York. New York won Game 1 of this series by a score of 4-3, while Houston answered with a 7-3 win on Friday night. Houston is in a tight battle with the Rangers in the AL West, while New York is at the bottom of the AL East.

Astros Preview

The Houston Astros are 63-48 this season and they have won five of their last seven games. Prior to this series, Houston won all three games in their series with the Guardians, out scoring them by a total of 12-5. The Astros have played very well over the last few weeks and they are finally getting healthy. The Houston pitching staff has a 3.77 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average this season. The Astros offense has scored 528 runs with a .250 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Kyle Tucker is batting .300 with 19 home runs and 77 RBI’s for the Astros. The projected starting pitcher for Houston is Justin Verlander, who is 6-5 with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP over 94.1 innings pitched this year.

Yankees Preview

The New York Yankees are 57-53 this season and they have lost four of their last six games. New York has had some very solid pitching this season, but their offense has let them down in a ton of games. The Yankees have scored three runs or fewer in seven of their last ten games. New York is coming off of a series loss to Tampa Bay, where they lost two out of three games. The New York pitching staff has a 3.93 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .232 opponent batting average. The Yankees offense has scored 474 runs with a .230 batting average and a .302 on base percentage this year. Gleyber Torres is batting .263 with 16 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the Yankees. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Nestor Cortes, who is 5-2 with a 5.16 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP over 59.1 innings pitched this season.

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New York Yankees Team Facts

The Yankees have won each of their last six Saturday day games as underdogs against American League opponents.
The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last nine Saturday day games as underdogs against American League opponents.
The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three day games against AL West opponents.
The Yankees have lost the first inning in each of their last three day games against AL West opponents.
The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Yankees' last six day games against American League opponents.

Houston Astros Team Facts

The Astros have won eight of their last nine games against the Yankees.
The Astros have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games as favourites against AL East opponents following a win.
The Astros have trailed after 7 innings in four of their last six games as favourites against AL East opponents.
The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Astros' last three road games.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

Giancarlo Stanton has hit a home run in each of the Yankees' last three games against opponents that held a winning record.
Giancarlo Stanton has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances in day games against AL teams that held a winning record.
Giancarlo Stanton has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances in day games.
Nestor Cortes Jr. has recorded four or more strikeouts in nine of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents.
Aaron Judge has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.

Houston Astros Player Prop Facts

Kyle Tucker has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Astros' last six games as favourites against AL opponents.
Yordan Alvarez has scored at least one run in 11 of his last 12 appearances with the Astros as road favourites against AL opponents.
Chas McCormick has hit at least one home run in three of the Astros' last five day games.
Kyle Tucker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Astros' last 14 road games against AL opponents.
Chas McCormick has recorded at least one total base in each of his last six appearances in day games against AL teams that held a winning record.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Yankees ranks 2nd in the league for hits allowed this season (858).
The New York Yankees ranks 29th in the league for hits this season (830).
The Houston Astros ranks 5th in the league for strikeouts this season (1013).
The Houston Astros ranks T25th in the league for triples this season (9).

Pick

Houston comes into this game locked into a battle for first place in the AL West with the Rangers and they will have their new (sort of) pitcher on the mound. The Astros traded for Justin Verlander at the trade deadline and he has been very good recently. Verlander has allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts. New York is starting Nestor Cortes, who is coming off of the IL for his first start since May 30th. Cortes had allowed 2, 4, 2, 6, and 2 earned runs in his previous five starts. The Astros have the better lineup and Verlander has been great lately. Give me Houston here.