The Astros and the Yankees were the two-highest scoring teams in baseball during the regular season. They are due to break out after a pair of 2-1 Houston wins during the first two games of this series.
The pitching matchup pits Charlie Morton against CC Sabathia. Morton is a middle-of-the-road caliber starter while Sabathia is well past his prime at 37. Morton has a 5.68 ERA in two starts versus the Yankees. Sabathia has a 5.85 career ERA in seven ALCS starts.
The switch to Yankee Stadium is huge for the Yankees. They posted an .817 regular season OPS at home compared to .755 away. Joe Girardi also is sending a good message to his young hitting stars by not tinkering with the lineup. He knows the Yankees have the talent to bust out especially with a drop of Morton from past Cy Young Award winners Dallas Keuchel and Justin Verlander, who handcuffed the Yankees in the first two games of the series.
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