Houston Astros vs New York Yankees 8-4-2023

Houston Astros vs New York Yankees 8/4/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

Houston Astros vs New York Yankees 8/4/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

 

This Friday, the MLB action in the open field will get underway with a collision between two American League playoff hopefuls as the Houston Astros will take on the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the AL inter-division four-game series at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York.

 

Houston fell to 62-48 overall and dropped to 31-23 when playing away from home after losing the last road contest played while taking second place in the AL West with just 1.5 games behind the Texas Rangers in the first place.

 

The Astros collected 521 runs scored to date while losing 460 for a +61 run difference over the year.

 

The Houston Astros just finished a three-game series with a sweep over the Cleveland Guardians but snapped the winning streak following an upset 3-4 road loss to the NY Yankees last time out.

 

On Thursday night, the Astros went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, leaving seven players on base in the loss.  

 

The Houston Astros management will give the nod to righty Hunter Brown to start game 2 of a series against the New York Yankees on Friday night.

 

The twenty-four-year-old right-handed thrower posted a 7-7 record on the season with a 4.12 ERA, 1.30 WHlP, and fanned out a total of 126 batters in his starts while giving away 108 hits, 37 free walks, and 13 home runs through 111.1 innings pitched for the year.

 

Houston was victorious in Brown’s recent two starts after the right-hander gave up four runs across 12 frames this season.  

 

The totals went UNDER in 5 of the NY Mets’ last 7 outings while the Mets are 1-5 SU in their last 6 road games.

 

The NY Mets are 4-8 straight up in their last 12 contests when playing on the road versus Kansas City while the totals went UNDER in 6 of the Mets’ last 9 matches against a rival in the American League.

 

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the New York Mets’ last 6 outings played versus an opponent in the American League Central Division.  

 

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Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Predictions 8/4/2023

 

The New York Yankees will continue a homestand looking for their third straight victory when hosting game 2 of a series facing the Houston Astros on Friday.

 

The NY Yankees improved to 57-52 overall and raised their home record to 34-26 after winning two consecutive home matches played but remained in the last place of the difficult AL East division with 10 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the first place.

 

The Yankees recorded 471 runs scored to date while also wasting 463 for a run-difference of +8 over the course of the season.

 

The NY Yanks snapped a three-game winning streak following two straight home triumphs including a 4-3 home win over the Astros on Thursday.

 

Rookie Shortstop Anthony Volpe knocked a tie-breaking RBI single in the sixth frame in reinforcing the offense of the Bronx Bombers while OF Giancarlo Stanton clubbed a two-run blast and OF Billy McKinney added a solo shot in a one-run win over Houston last night.

 

The New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone will turn to Right-handed Pitcher Luis Severino to start the second installment of a series against the Houston Astros on Friday evening.

 

The hard-throwing right-handed starter marked a 2-5 record on the year with an ERA of 7.49, a WHlP at 1.84, and struck out 50 hitters with 82 hits, 24 bases on balls, and 15 long balls allowed across 57.2 frames of work in his starts.

 

Severino was hit hard in his last start after the right-hander conceded nine earned runs in a 3-9 road loss to the Baltimore Orioles on July 31. 

 

The totals went OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 contests while the Royals are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games played.

 

The totals went UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 9 outings played versus the NY Mets while the Royals are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 home matches.

 

The totals went UNDER in 5 of the Kansas City Royals’ last 7 contests when playing at home against the New York Mets. 

 

Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees. The MLB Pick for this contest is New York +125.

 

The Yankees have the momentum in this match-up after winning the last two home outings and will take control of this game with home-field advantage on Friday.

 

The NY Yanks played well at home after winning 34 out of 60 games in their home field. Take the Bronx Bombers to win this contest at home on Friday night. The prediction: New York Yankees will win 6-3.

 

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Houston Astros vs New York Yankees 8/4/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

MLB Starting Time: 7:05 PM ET

 

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 

 

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

 

TV: AMZP, Apple TV+

 

MLB Odds/Point Spread: Houston 

 

MLB Totals: 9.0

 

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