Yankees try to prolong win streak, take on the Astros

New York Yankees (17-9, first in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (10-17, fifth in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Ryan Weathers (0-0); Astros: Mike Burrows (1-3, 6.75 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -157, Astros +132; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees will attempt to keep their seven-game win streak going when they visit the Houston Astros.

Houston is 10-17 overall and 7-7 at home. The Astros have a 5-15 record in games when they have allowed a home run.

New York is 17-9 overall and 9-4 in road games. The Yankees have gone 2-6 in games decided by one run.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 11 home runs while slugging .776. Christian Walker is 9 for 35 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice leads the Yankees with a .316 batting average, and has seven doubles, nine home runs, 19 walks and 20 RBIs. Jose Caballero is 13 for 35 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .243 batting average, 5.10 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Yankees: 8-2, .249 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), 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: 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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