MLB action is set to take place on Thursday’s and it will feature a double header in this case game one with the New York Yankees at Houston Astros. The game is set to take place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The game starts at 1:10 PM EST and should be televised on YES, AT&T Sportsnetwork SW, and MLB Extra Innings.
New York is heading to the game here sitting on a record of 64-28 on the year overall. The road record for the AL East leading Yankees sits at 27-16 on the year. The last 5 games before the All-Star break seen the Yankees go 3-2. The last game was a 13-2 win over the Red Sox by a score of 13-2 on the day.
New York is heading to the game here hitting at a clip of .246 on the year with a total of 756 hits on the year with an OBP .331 on the year. The Yankees have scored a total of 497 runs and have managed to get 157 homers on the year with a .445 slugging. The pitching for New York has a team ERA of 3.08 with a WHIP of 1.08 on the year. The Yankees have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .214 on the year. New York has struck out 846 batters on the year and walked only 234 batters.
The Yankees have yet to declare their starting pitcher yet, but whomever the Yankees opt to put on the mound should be able to do a great job throwing the ball. The leading hitter for the Yankees on the year is Aaron Judge who leads in all 3 of the major offensive categories. Judge has hit at total of 33 homers, driven in 70 runners and is hitting at a clip of .284.
Houston is coming to the game here with a record of 59-32 on the year overall. Playing at home the Astros have ended up going 28-14 on the year so far. The last 5 games heading into the All-Star break seen Houston go 2-3. The last loss for the Astros was a 4-3 loss against the Oakland Athletics.
This season the Astros have ended up getting a total of 721 hits with a .318 OBP and an average of .239 on the season. The Astros have cranked out 128 homers on the year and have scored 403 runs while getting a slugging of .421. The Astros have ended up with a team ERA of 2.98 on the year with a WHIP of 1.10. The Astros have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .212 while striking out 818 batters and walking only 262 batters.
Cristian Javier is the slated starter for the Astros in this game. Javier has ended up posting at 6-5 record and a 3.22 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Javier has thrown a total of 78.1 innings on the year while striking out 112 batters, but has walked 30 batters. Cristian has allowed 52 hits on the season with 8 of those being homers. Yordan Alvarez has managed to hit at a clip of .306 with a total of 26 homers. The run production leader is Kyle Tucker who has brought home 62 runners.
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The game here is the opening game of a double header. With that being the case, I think it will favor the home team who has a balanced approach and is comparable to the Yankees and one of the few teams so far that should compete with New York. Look for the game here to be a game that goes on the under in the game here and that should be a fairly good clue to the pitching. However, I am tipping the game to the Astros here to get the win.
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