Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Houston Astros (61-47) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Friday where they will meet the New York Yankees (55-52). The starting pitchers will be Hunter Brown and Luis Severino.

The Astros have hit 177 doubles as a unit and have hit 136 balls out of the stadium. Houston is slugging .414 and have been rung up 844 times, while being walked on 350 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.8 runs/g, which is 11th in baseball. They have accumulated 497 runs batted in and 913 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .249. They have a total of 515 runs while having a team OBP of .320.

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The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 3.78 on the campaign (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 989 batters. Astros pitchers have relinquished 126 home runs in addition to 454 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 349 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.18 as a unit for the year. Houston has given up 875 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 406 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

Astros pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 63 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 59 holds on the season (13th in baseball). The Astros relievers have earned a save rate of 67.3% and has entered the game in 109 save situations. They have compiled 33 saves this season and have blown 16 of their 49 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 103 runners for the season with 33.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Astros have dispatched 339 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Houston Astros have a tally of 2,897 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 923 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which ranks 14th in baseball, and they have turned 100 double plays. The Astros have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,691 innings on the field, which has them sitting 14th in baseball.

Brown has thrown 131 frames and has accumulated 148 K's so far in his MLB career. Brown (9-7 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.44 while he has faced 547 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.62 (53 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.268. He has given up 123 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 44 free passes.

New York has hit 146 home runs this year and 442 runs batted in. They have 142 two-baggers, while taking a walk 339 times and putting up 460 runs. The New York Yankees hold an OBP of .301 in addition to a batting average of .229 so far this year. The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .402 and they have an average of 4.30 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 879 occasions (21st in MLB) and have earned 804 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 458 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.93 (416 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 131 homers and they relinquish 4.32 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.243 with a FIP of 4.38 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (935 strikeouts vs 351 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 834.

With 105 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 59 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of 176 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 340 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 949 assists, 61 errors and have accounted for 2,861 putouts so far this year. In their 8,583 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in baseball).

Severino (52-34 career mark) holds a 3.73 earned run average and has conceded 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and he has faced 2,883 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 288 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.180 and a FIP of 3.6. So far in his career, Severino has surrendered 616 hits while earning 759 strikeouts in 695 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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