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The New York Yankees (24-13) host the Houston Astros (12-23) at 7:05 PM ET Wednesday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Juan Soto is batting .329 this year (ninth in the league) for the favored Yankees (-159), while Jose Altuve ranks sixth in the majors with a .336 average for the underdog Astros.
New York’s Carlos Rodon and Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti have been named the starters for this contest.
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Yankees and Astros Betting Trends
The Yankees have won 17 of the 25 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (68%).
New York has gone 7-3 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -159 or shorter (70% winning percentage).
This season, the Astros have been the underdog six times and won two of those games.
Houston has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +133.
The Yankees have played in 37 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 15 times (15-20-2).
The Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 12 of their 35 games with a total this season.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees are the ninth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.8 runs per game (176 total).
New York is third-best in MLB action with 46 total home runs.
The Yankees’ .249 batting average is eighth-best in the majors.
New York strikes out 7.8 times per game to rank ninth in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
New York has the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (2.94).
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have scored the 16th-most runs in the league this season with 154 (4.4 per game).
Houston’s 40 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
The Astros rank fifth in MLB with a .255 team batting average.
Houston has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, fanning only 6.4 times per game on average.
The Astros strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.92 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Rodon gets the start for the Yankees, his eighth of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.68 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings pitched.
Soto leads New York in home runs with eight, runs batted in with 28 and his batting average of .329 is also best on his team.
Alex Verdugo is batting .275 with an OBP of .362 and a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
Aaron Judge has 30 hits this season and a slash line of .222/.358/.437.
Anthony Volpe has collected 35 hits this season and has an OBP of .340. He’s slugging .386 on the year.
Astros Key Players to Watch
The Astros will send Arrighetti (0-3) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
Kyle Tucker leads the Astros with 10 home runs and 24 runs batted in.
Altuve has a club-leading .336 batting average.
Yordan Alvarez is hitting .248 with four doubles, seven home runs and 15 walks.
Jeremy Pena has five doubles, a triple, three home runs and six walks while hitting .313.
Yankees and Astros Injuries
Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Foot), Oswald Peraza: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Nick Burdi: 15 Day IL (Hip), Tommy Kahnle: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jasson Domínguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Scott Effross: 60 Day IL (Back)
Astros: Grae Kessinger: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Chas McCormick: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cristian Javier: 15 Day IL (Neck), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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