Overview

• The Yankees and Astros enter today’s series finale tied 1-1 after splitting their first two meetings at Yankee Stadium.
• Max Fried is set to start for New York despite a 5.81 ERA over his last six outings as team defense has faltered.
• Houston will counter with Jason Alexander, whose 5.97 ERA this season comes with a sinker/changeup mix that has struggled to generate swing-and-miss.
• New York has adjusted its lineup by benching Giancarlo Stanton and deploying Jasson Domínguez, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger in the outfield with Ben Rice at first base.
• The Astros (65-52) and Yankees (62-55) are both fighting for playoff position with BetMGM favoring New York at -207 and an over/under of nine runs.