Yankees vs. Astros Pick
After blowing a lead late on Saturday, will the New York Yankees bounce back today against the Houston Astros when the two meet at 2:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, this game is considered even, as both the Astros and Yankees are receiving a money line of -110 to win. The over/under total for the game is listed at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Luis Severino (5-3, 3.15 ERA) on the mound for New York to face Mike Fiers (5-3, 3.98) of the Astros. Severino has had a great season thus far. He has allowed just 33 earned runs in 94.1 innings. He has 107 strikeouts with 24 walks and a 1.07 WHIP. Fiers is coming off one of his poorest outings this year, allowing four runs in 5.2 innings. He has 74 strikeouts with 29 walks and a 1.30 WHIP in 2017.
These two have split the first two games of this series, with the Yankees winning on Friday, 13-4, while Houston rallied last night to pick up a 7-6 win. The Astros are 55-27 on the season and 26-18 at home while the Yankees are 43-36 overall and 19-23 on the road.
New York saw a 6-3 lead disappear in the eighth inning when Houston scored four runs on Dellin Betances. He allowed the four runs in the eighth on one hit and three walks. Yuli Gurriel had the big game for Houston, driving in four runs on three hits, including a home run. Carlos Correa also added his 17th home run of the season and drove in two. New York was led by Didi Gregorius, who had two hits and drove in four runs.
I like the way the Yankees have played in this series. They have really swung the bats well and that is without Aaron Judge having much of an impact. If not for a blown save, they would be 2-0 in this series. I think they continue to play well today behind the pitching of Severino. He has looked great in recent starts and I look for him to give New York some early momentum on the mound that will carry over to the plate.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -110