Houston Astros at New York Yankees predictions, picks and best bets

Esten McLaren | Sportsbook Wire

The New York Yankees (48-27) go for a third straight victory over the Houston Astros (48-29) Saturday at Yankee Stadium. First pitch will be thrown at 7:15 p.m. Eastern.

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Houston Astros at New York Yankees: Projected Starting Pitchers

LHP Wade Miley vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka

Miley has allowed three or fewer runs in 14 of 15 starts this season and enters Saturday with a 3.30 ERA. He's stranding 82.4 percent of base runners and is inducing a ground-ball rate over 50 percent for the third consecutive year. He's been much better at home; however, as his ERA soars to 4.68 on the road. Last outing: Miley's 4 1/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds marked his shortest outing since April 12. He allowed four hits and three earned runs with six strikeouts and four walks.

Tanaka holds a 5-5 record through 15 starts. He's striking out 8.22 hitters per nine innings against 1.96 walks and 1.17 home runs. He's allowed just five homers over 57 1/3 innings at Yankee Stadium, where his ERA sits at 2.83. Last outing: Tanaka is coming off his first complete game of the year. He gave up two hits and no runs while striking out a season-high 10 batters with only one walk. It was his first time completing at least seven innings since May 12.

Houston Astros at New York Yankees: By the Numbers

The Yankees have now won seven straight games to hold a 4.5-game lead in the AL East.
C Gary Sanchez and 2B Gleyber Torres each homered for the Yankees in Friday's win.
Yankees OF Aaron Judge went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in his return to the lineup.

New York's bullpen didn't give up a run over four innings of combined work Friday.
All seven of the Yankees' consecutive wins also covered the spread, while they're 4-3 against the projected totals over their active run.

Houston Astros at New York Yankees: Key Injuries

Yankees OF Aaron Hicks came off the bench for two at-bats Friday after sitting out Thursday's game. He's expected to return to the starting lineup Saturday.

Houston Astros at New York Yankees: Picks and Betting Tips

</div> Moneyline: Stick with the Yankees (-166) with Tanaka excelling at home and Miley struggling as a visitor this season. Run line: The -128 for Houston to cover a spread of +1.5 is a reasonable value. Expect them to get some late runs against New York's more worked bullpen. Over/under: Take the UNDER 10.5 (-116) with two strong starters and Judge and Giancarlo Stanton still trying to get back up to speed for the Yankees. Esten's June record: 55-46-2 Follow Esten on Twitter <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/EstenMcLaren">@EstenMcLaren</a> MORE: <a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/burmese-python-discovered-in-surprising-place/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">Burmese python discovered in surprising place</a> <a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/ufc-fighter-makes-opponent-flinch-by-screaming-in-his-face-during-staredown/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">UFC fighter makes opponent flinch by screaming in his face during staredown</a> <a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/packers-eagles-goal-line-passes/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">Packers' puzzling goal-line decisions end in disaster</a> <a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/rangers-mike-minor-200th-strike-out-after-not-catching-foul-ball-on-purpose/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">Rangers ripped for not catching easy foul ball so pitcher could reach milestone</a> <a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/an-11-player-wall-couldnt-stop-this-indirect-free-kick-game-winner/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">An 11-player wall couldn't stop this indirect free kick game-winner</a></body></html>

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