The New York Yankees’ struggles at Minute Maid Park continued on Monday with a 2-1 loss to the Houston Astros. The Bronx Bombers have now lost seven straight games in Houston dating back to June 30, 2017. That includes dropping all four games at Minute Maid Park during the postseason last year. Can the Yanks finally get it done against the Astros on Tuesday?
- Aaron Judge is 2-for-18 with 13 strikeouts in his last 6 games.
- The Astros are 14-2 SU in their last 16 games with Justin Verlander as the starting pitcher.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of the Yankees’ last 8 games against right-handed starting pitchers.
Jordan Montgomery will take the bump for the Yankees on Tuesday with the sophomore looking to continue his consistent play. Montgomery has a 3.76 ERA in his five starts this season and has held opponents to two or fewer earned runs on three occasions. The southpaw faced the Astros twice last season, getting beat up for 13 hits and seven runs in 11.1 innings.
Even worse for the Yankees? They need to face off against Cy Young candidate Justin Verlander. Verlander is second in the American League in strikeouts and opponents’ batting average and third in ERA. The 35-year-old has notched 48 strikeouts compared to just eight walks through his first six outings.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Houston Astros were listed as -177 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total line around 8 earlier at Sportsbook.
OddsShark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 3.9-3.4 victory for the Astros. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Yankees vs Houston Astros Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Houston Astros sport a record of 20-10 heading into this matchup, while the New York Yankees sit at 18-10 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Houston vs New York injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 1 (Houston) and No. 3 (New York) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
At the plate, Houston owns the No. 12 ranking for hits at 8.5 per game. By contrast, the New York Yankees are rated No. 9 in the same category at 8.71 per game.
Houston owns the No. 1 defense, allowing 2.53 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's No. 12-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Yankees hope to make more contact than they did in their start against Charlie Morton, who struck out 10 batters to hand the Yankees a 2-1 loss on Monday at Minute Maid Park.
- New York is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
- New York is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
- The total has gone OVER in 17 of New York's last 25 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
- Houston is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
- Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- Houston is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games at home
- Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
New York at Houston, Wednesday, May 2
