Yankees and Astros meet in series rubber match
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Houston Astros (65-52, first in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (62-55, third in the AL East)
New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Jason Alexander (2-1, 5.97 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (12-4, 2.78 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -207, Astros +172; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
New York has gone 35-23 at home and 62-55 overall. The Yankees have a 40-15 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Houston has gone 30-28 on the road and 65-52 overall. The Astros have the seventh-best team ERA in baseball at 3.72.
Sunday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has a .339 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 24 doubles, two triples and 37 home runs. Anthony Volpe is 9 for 37 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with a .320 batting average, and has 20 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, 22 walks and 44 RBIs. Jose Altuve is 15 for 43 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .220 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Astros: 5-5, .278 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.