Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 10/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, October 23, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: TBS

The Houston Astros (106-56) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will meet the New York Yankees (99-63) in Game 4 of the ALCS. The expected starting pitchers will be Lance McCullers Jr and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which is 8th in MLB. They have a total of 737 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. The Astros have tallied 284 doubles as a unit and have smacked 214 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 715 runs batted in as well as 1,341 hits this season, while their average at the plate is .248. Houston has a slugging percentage of .424 and have been called out on strikes 1,179 times, while drawing a walk on 528 occasions.

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The Astros hold a team ERA of 2.90 this season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,524 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.09. Astros pitchers have surrendered 134 home runs and 518 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 458 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.28 as a team on the campaign.

Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 103 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 102 holds on the campaign (6th in baseball). The Astros relievers have a save percentage of 76.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 171 save situations. They have compiled 53 saves this year and have not converted 16 of 69 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 148 base runners on the season and 27.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The Astros have dispatched 480 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Astros have turned 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 13,008 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in the majors. The Houston Astros have earned a total of 4,336 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,290 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them ranked 7th in baseball, and have a total of 122 double plays.

McCullers has taken the ball for 718 innings and has racked up 800 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.48 (278 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. He has surrendered 603 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 296 walks. McCullers (49-32 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.35 and he has gone up against 3,017 batters during his time in the major leagues.

New York has accounted for 254 home runs on the campaign and 764 runs batted in. They have recorded 225 doubles, while getting a free base 620 times and recording 807 runs. The New York Yankees are sitting with an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .241 so far this season. The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .426 and they are scoring 4.98 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have struck out on 1,391 instances (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,308 hits.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 567 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.30 (532 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 157 HR's and they concede 3.52 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.117 and have a FIP of 3.56 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.29 (1,459 strikeouts vs 444 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,177.

Sitting with 153 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 81 holds and also 21 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 68 save opportunities and they have come away with 47 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 185 times in high leverage situations and on 178 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of 254 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 8th in the league with a save percentage of 69.1%, and they have dispatched 507 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

In their 13,065 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 102 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in the majors). The Yankees have racked up 1,473 assists, 74 errors and have a total of 4,355 putouts so far this year.

Cortes Jr (19-9 career mark) is the owner of a 3.60 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.43 and he has faced 1,357 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 132 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.153 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. In his career, Cortes Jr has conceded 280 hits while he has tallied 346 strikeouts in 330 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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