Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Space City Home Network

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (23-13) will take on the Houston Astros (12-22) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Justin Verlander and Luis Gil.

Houston has a slugging % of .409 and have been called out on strikes 220 times, while drawing a walk on 107 occasions. They have 144 RBI's as well as 305 hits on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .259. The Astros have accrued 53 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 39 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 151 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the Houston Astros are earning 4.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB.

Get all of our MLB Betting Picks

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. Astros pitchers have given up 36 long balls in addition to 171 runs in total (24th in baseball). Houston has yielded 295 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 159 earned runs. The Astros hold a team ERA of 4.75 on the campaign (26th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 285 hitters. They have walked 141 hitters and their FIP is 4.40 as a team for the year.

The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 27.3% and stepped onto the hill in 25 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 base runners for the year with 24.4% of those players ended up scoring. Astros pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 26 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 117 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen are sitting with 14 holds on the season (27th in the league). They have 3 saves on the season and have blown 8 of 11 chances to save the game.

The Houston Astros have earned 903 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 287 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which ranks 11th in professional baseball, and have 34 double plays. The Astros have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of 2,709 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in the majors.

Verlander (258-141 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.39 while he has gone up against 13,617 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 2,806 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 932 walks. His ERA is 3.23 (1,201 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.118. Verlander has taken the mound for 3,342 innings and is sitting with 3,355 K's in his pro baseball career.

The New York Yankees have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the campaign. They have struck out on 287 instances (18th in baseball) and have recorded 292 base knocks. New York has compiled 43 long balls on the season to go along with 156 runs batted in. The Yankees have a SLG% of .397 and they are earning 4.61 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have tallied 47 doubles, while taking a walk 148 times as well as scoring 166 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.174 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a staff so far this season. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 255. The New York pitching staff have relinquished 124 runs for the season while having an ERA of 2.99 (107 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (311 strikeouts vs 123 walks). They have yielded 31 dingers and they relinquish 3.47 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

New York has had relievers enter the game in 22 save opportunities and they have recorded 16 saves. They sit at 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have sent 109 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have taken the field 48 times in high leverage situations and on 46 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of 64 inherited runners. With 41 save situations, the Yankees have 19 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In 2,898 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (5th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 27 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in the majors). The Yankees have 306 assists, 23 errors and have earned 966 putouts on the campaign.

Gil (3-2 record in his career) holds a 3.50 ERA while conceding 5.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and he has gone up against 278 opposing hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 25 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.290 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Gil has given up 42 hits while tallying 83 K's in 64 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here