Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 10/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+140) New York (-150)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (99-63) will try to defeat the Houston Astros (106-56) on Saturday in Game 3 of their series. Houston lead 2-0. The moneyline on this game has Houston at +140 and New York is coming in at -150. The total is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cristian Javier and Gerrit Cole.

Houston is slugging .424 and have been rung up 1,179 times, while drawing a walk on 528 occasions. They have tallied 715 RBI's and 1,341 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate sits at .248. The Astros have hit 284 doubles as a team and have hit 214 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 737 runs and have an OBP of .319. As a team, the Houston Astros are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in MLB.

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The Astros have an earned run average of 2.90 this year (2nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,524 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.33 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.09. Astros pitchers have given up 134 long balls in addition to 518 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 458 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.28 as a unit this year.

The Astros have sent 480 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 148 base runners on the campaign with 27.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 53 saves this year and have blown 16 out of their 69 save opportunities. The Astros relievers have recorded a save rate of 76.8% and has entered the game in 171 save situations. The bullpen have earned 102 holds over the course of the season (6th in MLB). Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 103 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have earned 4,336 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,290 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 7th in MLB, and have earned 122 double plays. The Astros have turned 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 13,008 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball.

Javier has pitched in 304 innings and is sitting with 378 strikeouts in his career. Javier (20-12 career record) holds a FIP of 3.90 and he has gone up against 1,223 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.05 (103 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.035. He has given up 192 base hits (5.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 123 walks.

The New York Yankees are sitting with an on-base percentage of .325 as well as a batting average of .241 for the year. They have struck out on 1,391 occasions (13th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,308 hits. New York is sitting with 254 long balls for the season to go along with 764 RBIs. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .426 and they average 4.98 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have recorded 225 two-baggers, while walking 620 times as well as recording 807 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.117 with a FIP of 3.56 as a staff so far this season. They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,177. The New York pitching staff have allowed 567 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.30 (532 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.29 (1,459 strikeouts against 444 walks). They have allowed 157 long balls and they allow 3.52 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 68 save chances and they have walked away with 47 saves. They rank 8th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.1%, and they have dispatched 507 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 185 times in high leverage situations and on 178 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of 254 inherited base runners. Sitting with 153 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 81 holds in addition to 21 blown saves.

In 13,065 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 102 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,473 assists, 74 errors and have accumulated 4,355 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Cole has given up 1,392 hits and he has 1,930 strikeouts in 1,650 innings pitched. Cole (130-71 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.23 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 593 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.100 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.56 and he has gone up against 6,650 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (+140)

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