New York Yankees vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Houston Astros (77-58) will play the New York Yankees (65-68) at Minute Maid Park on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael King and Cristian Javier.

The Yankees have tallied 168 doubles as a unit and have smacked 189 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging % of .403 and have struck out 1,139 times, while being walked on 445 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have amassed 541 RBI's and 993 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .228. They have tallied 562 runs and have an OBP of .304.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 4.00 on the season (12th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,176 hitters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 166 home runs in addition to 576 runs in total (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 426 batters and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a team so far this season. New York has surrendered 1,029 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 524 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.76 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Yankees relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 143 times as well as having 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 67 holds for the season (18th in baseball). The Yankees relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.0% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. They have recorded 33 saves for the year and have blown 17 out of their 50 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 209 runners for the year and 36.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Yankees have sent 415 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have accounted for 3,483 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,156 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 23rd in professional baseball, and they have twisted 86 double plays. The Yankees have converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,449 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball.

King (12-14 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.45 while he has faced 909 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 183 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 76 walks. His ERA is 3.54 (85 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.199. King has pitched in 216 innings and has racked up 242 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Astros hold a slugging % of .428 and they are scoring 5.06 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have recorded 232 two-baggers, while walking 464 times as well as putting up 683 runs. Houston has hit 177 HRs for the year and 661 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,051 occasions (27th in baseball) and have earned 1,195 base knocks. The Houston Astros have an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .258 for the year.

The Houston pitching staff have conceded 580 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.92 (525 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 163 long balls and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.292 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,215 strikeouts vs 445 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,112.

Houston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% out of 132 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 134 times in high leverage situations in addition to 81 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Astros have tallied 74 holds and 17 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save rate of 69.6%, and they have sent 427 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Houston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have walked away with 39 saves.

In 10,686 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (16th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 123 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in baseball). The Astros have racked up 1,123 assists, 67 errors and have 3,562 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Javier has surrendered 313 base hits while earning 497 K's in 435 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 171 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.118 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has gone up against 1,786 opposing batters so far in his career. Javier (29-14 record in his career) holds a 3.53 ERA and has conceded 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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