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The New York Yankees (25-13) host the Houston Astros (12-24) at 5:05 PM ET Thursday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Juan Soto is batting .338 this year (sixth in the league) for the favored Yankees (-133), while Jose Altuve ranks seventh in the majors with a .331 average for the underdog Astros.
New York’s Marcus Stroman gets the start, and he’ll go against Houston’s Ronel Blanco.
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Yankees and Astros Betting Trends
The Yankees have won 69.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (18-8).
New York has gone 12-5 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -133 or shorter (70.6% winning percentage).
The Astros have won two of the seven games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Houston has played as an underdog of +111 or more twice this season and lost both games.
The Yankees have played in 38 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 16 times (16-20-2).
The Astros’ games have gone over the total in 13 of their 36 chances.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees have the No. 6 offense in baseball scoring 4.9 runs per game (185 total runs).
New York is fourth in MLB action with 49 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
The Yankees are eighth in the majors with a .251 batting average.
New York strikes out 7.7 times per game to rank eighth in MLB.
The Yankees pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
New York’s 2.97 team ERA ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros rank 16th in the majors with 158 total runs scored this season.
Houston’s 42 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
The Astros rank sixth in MLB with a .256 team batting average.
Houston has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, fanning only 6.5 times per game on average.
The Astros average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
Houston has the 28th-ranked ERA (5.05) in the majors this season.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Stroman (2-1 with a 3.41 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his eighth of the season.
Soto leads New York in batting average (.338), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (33) this season.
Alex Verdugo is batting .264 with an OBP of .349 and a slugging percentage of .432 this season.
Aaron Judge has 33 hits this season and a slash line of .236/.365/.479.
Anthony Volpe has 36 hits and an OBP of .348 to go with a slugging percentage of .385 this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Blanco (3-0) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his seventh start of the season.
Kyle Tucker paces the Astros in home runs (11) and runs batted in (25).
Altuve has a club-leading .331 batting average.
Jeremy Pena has five doubles, a triple, four home runs and six walks while hitting .326.
Yordan Alvarez has four doubles, seven home runs and 15 walks while hitting .239.
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 DomÃnguez: 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), Ryan Pressly: day-to-day (Back)
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