Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (52-19) will meet the Houston Astros (44-26) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Jose Urquidy and Nestor Cortes Jr.

The Astros have hit 116 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 96 baseballs out of the park. Houston has a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 512 times, while drawing a walk on 244 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 16th in the league. They have earned 295 runs batted in in addition to 552 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .239. They have accumulated 303 runs scored and hold an OBP of .317.

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The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 3.07 so far this season (3rd in baseball), and they have rung up 591 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 197 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.59 as a squad this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. Astros pitchers have surrendered 60 home runs and 241 runs in total (3rd in the league).

Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 48 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 46 holds so far this year (8th in baseball). The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. They have earned 20 saves on the season and have blown 5 of 25 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 runners on the year with 27.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Astros have sent 216 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Houston Astros have a total of 1,854 putouts so far this season, in addition to 559 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 10th in baseball, and have 49 double plays. The Astros have turned 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,562 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 4th in professional baseball.

Urquidy (17-8 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.30 while he has faced 1,006 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 232 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 47 walks. His earned run average is 3.86 (105 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.139. Urquidy has taken the hill for 245 frames and is sitting with 199 punch outs thus far in his career.

New York has tallied 118 home runs on the campaign and 341 runs batted in. They have recorded 97 two-baggers, while getting a free base 269 times as well as notching 361 runs. The New York Yankees have compiled a team on-base percentage of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .244 on the season. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .439 and they tally 5.08 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 581 occasions (19th in MLB) and are sitting with 576 hits.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 217 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 2.94 (209 earned runs conceded). They have given up 63 HR's and they allow 3.06 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.067 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.35 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.62 (645 strikeouts vs 178 free passes). They rank 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 504.

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves. They sit at 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 217 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of 102 inherited base runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 46 holds and also 10 blown saves.

In their 5,754 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (1st in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 44 double plays and have a fielding rate of .990 (3rd in professional baseball). The Yankees have accrued 652 assists, 27 errors and have earned 1,918 putouts for the year.

So far in his career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 226 base hits and he has 261 strikeouts in 246 frames. He has given up 108 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.244 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 1,031 hitters during his pro baseball career. Cortes Jr (13-8 career mark) has earned a 3.95 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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