The American League Championship is do-or-die when the Houston Astros visit the New York Yankees. Houston continued their domination Saturday night and are now just one win away from advancing to the World Series. WynnBet Sportsbook has the opening line at New York -120, Houston +105, and the over at 6.5 runs scored. This game will air live on TBS.
During the regular season, Yordan Alvarez had a monster regular season as he led the Astros with 37 home runs and a .306 batting average. Kyle Tucker knocked in a team high 107 RBIs during the year. Houston hit .248 and the pitching staff combined for a 2.90 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.
Aaron Judge had a historic performance as he led the Yankees with a .311 batting average, 62 home runs, and 131 RBIs. New York hit .241 and the pitchers had a 3.30 ERA and 1.12 WHIP.
Astros vs Yankees Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Houston took a commanding 3-0 series lead with a 5-0-win Saturday night. Chas McCormick got the scoring started in the top of the second with a two-run home run. It stayed 2-0 until the sixth inning when the Astros added three more runs and put the game away. Houston outhit New York 6-3 in this one.
The bottom of the lineup did work for Houston in this one as 7-9 hitters had all five RBIs and two of the five runs scored. Giancarlo Stanton, Matt Carpenter, and Harrison Bader got the only hits for New York. Cristian Javier got the win and Gerrit Cole took the loss.
Pitching Matchup (playoffs): Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP) vs Nestor Cortes (1-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP)
Tonights Pick:
Houston is red hot as they are 7-0 in their last seven games overall, 10-2 in their last 12 games on the road, and 5-0 in their last five games against these Yankees. However, the Astros have struggled at Yankee Stadium as they are just 7-13 in their last 20 games at New York. The Yankees are just 3-6 in their last nine games overall but will be happy they are home as they are 11-3 in their last 14 games at Yankee Stadium.
Houston finishes off the sweep and clinches their second consecutive AL pennant.
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