In this article, we will formulate a NY Yankees vs Houston Astros Prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, May 9th at Yankee Stadium.
Astros Continue to be Bad
The Astros continue to be bad, and they come into this game with a 12-24 record. On Wednesday the Astros scored four runs, but the defense gave up nine runs. Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Pena both hit a home run, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the pitching was awful. The Astros are averaging 4.4 runs, while their pitching is giving up 5.17 runs per game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league while the pitching is ranked 27th. Kyle Tucker has hit 11 home runs and driven in 25 RBIs. Ronel Blanco will get the start for the Astros and coming into this game he sits with a 3-0 record and an ERA of 2.09. In his last start against the Seattle Mariners, he went six innings giving up five hits and three runs.
Yankees Have Won First Two Games
The Yankees have won the first two games of this series, and they should have some confidence heading into this game. In the first two games, the Yankees have scored 19 runs total. On Wednesday, it was a 9-4 victory. Juan Soto had another strong game, hitting a home run and driving in five RBIs. The Yankees are averaging 4.76 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.43 runs per game. The offense is ranked 10th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 3rd. The pitching has been overlooked for this Yankees team, but it has actually been the strength so far this season. The Yankees will take on the Rays, Twins, and White Sox after this series.
Soto is Having a Huge Season
Juan Soto has hit ten home runs and driven in 35 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Yankees will be Marcus Stroman who sits with a 2-1 record and an ERA of 3.41. In his last start against the Detroit Tigers, he went 5.1 innings giving up three hits and one run.
Why the New York Yankees will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Marcus Stroman Record this season: 2-1 ERA: 3.41
- The Yankees have won each of their last nine games against the Astros.
- The Astros have lost each of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last nine games against the Astros.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Yankees have won the first inning in each of their last three games against American League opponents.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Ronel Blanco Record this season: 3-0 ERA: 2.09
- The Astros have won 19 of their last 23 games as road underdogs.
- The Yankees have lost four of their last six games as favorites against the Astros following a home win.
- The Astros have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against AL East opponents following a road loss.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in six of their last eight games as favorites against the Astros following a win.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in each of their last five Thursday night games as road underdogs.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Yankees’ last four games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Astros’ last four games as underdogs against the Yankees have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last nine games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five night games between the Astros and Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
NY Yankees vs Houston Astros Prediction
The Astros haven’t won many games this season, but this is one of the games where it’s a good spot to take them. Blanco has been one of the bright spots for the Astros, and he’s going to have another big game here. The Yankees offense is going to really struggle here, and that is going to be the difference here, as the Astros are going to pick up a victory here. Back the Astros on the money line.