Yankees vs. Astros Pick
Will the Houston Astros avoid a second straight loss to the New York Yankees when the two meet up tonight at 7:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Astros are the slight favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -130 to win, while the Yankees are getting a money line of +120 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been listed at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Jordan Montgomery (6-4, 3.53 ERA) on the mound for the Yankees to face Francis Martes (2-0, 5.51) of the Astros. Montgomery has been pretty solid for New York this season. He has allowed just 32 earned runs over 81.2 innings. He also has 79 strikeouts with 27 walks and a 1.21 WHIP. Martes has struggled in his limited action this year. He has pitched 16.1 innings and allowed 10 earned runs with 16 strikeouts and 11 walks.
The Yankees opened the series on Friday with a 13-4 win over the Astros. New York is 2-3 against Houston this season. The Astros are now 54-27 overall and 25-18 at home while the Yankees are 43-35 overall and 19-22 on the road.
It took a little time, but the Yankees opened up on the Astros late on Friday. After trailing 3-1, New York scored 12 runs over the last four innings of play. New York put 10 runs on the Houston bullpen while Michael Pineda went six innings and earned his eighth win of the season for New York. Brett Gardner hit his 15th homer of the season and drove in six runs to lead the Yankees while Jacoby Ellsbury and Chris Carter each drove in two runs. Jose Altuve had a pair of RBI to lead Houston.
The Yankees beat up on the Houston pen on Friday and that should play a key role tonight as well. Martes hasn’t gotten past five innings of work in his four appearances this year. I don’t think he will get deep into this game either, forcing Houston to use its fatigued pen. I think Montgomery will continue to pitch well and that will allow New York to cruise to another road win.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES +120