Major league baseball on Saturday Night and we will see the New York Yankees travel take on the Houston Astros in game 3 of their 4 game series from Minute Maid Park in Houston. Free Pick to follow. First pitch is scheduled for a 8:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
New York -122
Houston +112
Over/ Under: 7.5 O -1150
The Yanks lost game 1 of this series, but they bounced back last night with a 3-2 come-from-behind win. The Win puts the Yanks at 40-34 on on the year and one half game behind the Rays for first place in the AL East. Houston comes in at just 3-5 in their last 8 games, but still they hold a 5 game lead of the LA Angels for first place in the AL West.
The Yankees rank 2nd in scoring (4.77 rpg), 11th in hitting (.259) and 2nd in homers (99), while on the mound they are 21st in ERA (4.08) and 17th in WHIP (1.28). The Yankees are 7-1 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series and 17-8 in Tanakas last 25 starts on grass, but just 2-8 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Houston ranks 7th in scoring (4.43 rpg), 27th in hitting (.240) and 1st in homers (107), while on the mound they are 9th in ERA (3.56) and 1st in WHIP (1.18). Houston is 14-2 in their last 16 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 16-5 in their last 21 home games, but just
Getting the ball for the Yankees tonight will be Masahiro Tanaka, who has gone 4-3 with a 3.17 ERA in 8 starts this year, while on the road he is 2-1 with a 1.32 ERA. This will be his first ever meeting with the Astros.
Taking the hill for the Astros tonight will be Brett Olberholtzer, who is 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA in 6 starts this year, while at home he has gone 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA in 3 starts. Brett is 0-2 with a 4.96 ERA in 3 career start vs the Yankees.
Pick: I will look to the Yankees in this one. They are the team that is paying better ball right now and they do have a huge edge on the mound with Tanaka over Oberholtzer. The Astros are a team that is on the rise, but I just cannot see them keeping it up all year long. They are still a young team that is starting to show signs of fading. They have solid pitching and good power, but they can't rely on juts the longball all year. They are not a good hitting team and that will start to catch up with them. They Yanks are a good hitting team, plus the have power and the better starter on the mound in this one. I look for the yanks to take game 3 of this series.
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In Defense of Pete Rose
A recent ESPN Outside the Lines piece revealed Pete Rose did more than just bet on baseball--he bet on the Cincinnati Reds aka the Big Red Machine during hist stint as player/manager. Since Rose never bet against his baseball team, pro bettors Teddy Covers and Steve Fezzik come to his defense, pointing out he never fixed games like, say, the Chicago Black Sox did. Comparing to other athletes who bet on sports, his lifetime ban from baseball and the Hall of Fame seems pretty harsh compared to the one-year ban of football player Alex Karas. In short, the sports world is being way too harsh on one of the great players of the game.