New York Yankees vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+164) Houston (-198)

The New York Yankees (65-69) are headed to Minute Maid Park on Saturday where they will compete against the Houston Astros (77-58). The moneyline on this contest has New York at +164 while Houston is priced at -198. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Luis Severino and Hunter Brown.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .402 and have been rung up 1,147 times, while being walked on 447 occasions. They have compiled 544 RBI's as well as 998 base knocks for the season, while their batting average sits at .228. The Yankees have accumulated 169 doubles as a team and have knocked 190 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 565 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .303. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Yankees pitchers have given up 167 home runs and 580 runs (14th in the league). New York has given up 1,037 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 527 earned runs. The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.99 so far this season (12th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,188 batters. They have walked 433 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.37 as a team on the campaign.

Yankees pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 145 times as well as having 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds for the year (18th in MLB). The Yankees relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 118 save situations. They have accumulated 33 saves so far this season and have not converted 17 of 50 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 211 runners on the campaign and 36.0% of them crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 420 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Yankees have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,698 innings on the field, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. The New York Yankees have a total of 3,566 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,188 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them ranked 25th in MLB, and have earned 90 double plays.

Severino (54-37 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.69 while he has faced 2,987 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 637 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 213 free passes. His earned run average is 3.75 (300 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.182. Severino has taken the hill for 719 innings and has tallied 780 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Houston Astros have tallied a team on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .258 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,051 occasions (27th in MLB) and have recorded 1,195 hits. Houston is sitting with 177 home runs over the course of the season as well as 661 RBIs. The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .428 and they are earning 5.06 runs per outing (5th in MLB). They have 232 doubles, while taking a walk 464 times and scoring 683 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 580 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.92 (525 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 163 long balls and they surrender 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.292 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.28 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,215 strikeouts against 445 walks). They rank 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,112.

With 131 save situations, the Astros have amassed 74 holds and 17 blown saves. Houston has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 56 save chances and they have converted 39 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 134 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with base runners. Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.8% out of their 132 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.6%, and they have sent 427 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Houston Astros have turned 125 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,147 assists, 69 errors and have amassed 3,616 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 10,848 innings on the field, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (15th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Brown has conceded 149 base knocks and he has 174 strikeouts in 153 innings. Brown (12-9 career record) has earned a 3.99 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 68 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.298 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and he has gone up against 640 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+164)

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