Yankees visit the Astros on 3-game road win streak

New York Yankees (16-9, first in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (10-16, fifth in the AL West)

Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (2-0, 2.49 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Astros: Lance McCullers (1-1, 6.20 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -146, Astros +122; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees will try to keep a three-game road win streak going when they face the Houston Astros.

Houston has a 7-6 record at home and a 10-16 record overall. The Astros have an 8-2 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

New York is 16-9 overall and 8-4 in road games. The Yankees have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .321.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has a .347 batting average to lead the Astros, and has eight doubles and 11 home runs. Carlos Correa is 10 for 37 with four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with nine home runs while slugging .571. Ben Rice is 7 for 29 with four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .233 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by five runs

Yankees: 8-2, .250 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dustin Harris: day-to-day (hand), 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: 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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