Yankees try to keep win streak alive against the Astros

New York Yankees (18-9, first in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (10-18, fifth in the AL West)

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Luis Gil (1-1, 4.11 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (2-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -136, Astros +115; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees seek to keep an eight-game win streak intact when they play the Houston Astros.

Houston is 10-18 overall and 7-8 in home games. Astros hitters have a collective .436 slugging percentage to lead the AL.

New York is 18-9 overall and 10-4 in road games. Yankees hitters have a collective .430 slugging percentage to rank second in the AL.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Walker has seven doubles, six home runs and 19 RBIs while hitting .273 for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 17 for 42 with three doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice leads the Yankees with nine home runs while slugging .759. Jose Caballero is 16 for 37 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 3-7, .233 batting average, 5.30 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Yankees: 9-1, .268 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cody Bolton: 15-Day IL (back), Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Allen: 10-Day IL (back), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: day-to-day (leg), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Volpe: 10-Day IL (shoulder)

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