Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Houston Astros (61-47) are en route to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (55-52). The pitchers taking the mound will be Cristian Javier and Clarke Schmidt.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which is 11th in the league. They have a total of 515 runs while having a team OBP of .320. The Astros have accumulated 177 doubles as a squad and have hit 136 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 497 runs batted in as well as 913 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .249. Houston has a slugging percentage of .414 and have been called out on strikes 844 times, while being walked on 350 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Astros pitchers have allowed 126 home runs and also 454 runs in total (8th in MLB). Houston has yielded 875 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 406 earned runs. The Astros have a team earned run average of 3.78 for the year (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 989 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing players and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad so far this season.

The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 67.3% and stepped onto the hill in 109 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 103 base runners so far this season with 33.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 63 times as well as having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 339 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 59 holds on the year (13th in the league). They have compiled 33 saves on the season and have not converted 16 of their 49 chances to get a save.

The Houston Astros have notched a total of 2,897 putouts on the campaign, as well as 923 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 14th in MLB, and they have turned 100 double plays. The Astros have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs in their 8,691 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball.

Javier has taken the hill for 412 innings and has 481 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.38 (155 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.077. He has surrendered 286 base hits (6.2 hits per nine innings) and has 158 free passes. Javier (27-14 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.01 while he has gone up against 1,672 batters in the majors.

The Yankees have a SLG% of .402 and they average 4.30 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have recorded 142 doubles, while taking a walk 339 times as well as racking up 460 runs. New York has tallied 146 home runs so far this year and 442 RBIs. They have been rung up on 879 occasions (21st in the league) and have totaled 804 hits. The New York Yankees have earned an on-base percentage of .301 and a batting average of .229 this year.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.243 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a staff for the year. They come in at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 834. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 458 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.93 (416 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (935 strikeouts against 351 bases on balls). They have surrendered 131 dingers and they relinquish 4.32 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.8% of 176 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations in addition to 120 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 59 holds and also 15 blown saves. They sit at 11th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 340 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. New York has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 45 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves.

Out of their 8,583 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Yankees have 949 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 2,861 putouts for the year.

Schmidt (12-12 career mark) has a 4.11 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and he has faced 760 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 80 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.343 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Schmidt has conceded 173 hits while he has totaled 168 K's in 175 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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