Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+106) New York (-128)

The New York Yankees (74-56) will go up against the Houston Astros (65-66) at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Astros at +106 and the Yankees are coming in at -128. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Peter Lambert and Cam Schlittler.

The Astros have accrued 194 doubles as a team and have hit 173 balls out of the stadium. Houston is slugging .410 and have struck out 1,072 times, while taking a walk on 436 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which is 10th in MLB. They have compiled 567 RBI's in addition to 1,066 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .242. They have a total of 596 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317.

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The Astros have an ERA of 4.63 so far this year (25th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,149 hitters. Astros pitchers have given up 173 long balls in addition to 640 runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 540 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.64 as a unit for the season. Houston has given up 1,047 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 599 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.13 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36.

The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 81.3% and have come into the game in 114 save situations. They have tallied 39 saves on the season and have missed out on 9 of their 48 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 174 runners so far this year and 27.6% of those runners crossing home plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 118 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 425 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have 64 holds on the season (22nd in the league).

The Houston Astros have earned 3,490 putouts this year, in addition to 965 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 11th in baseball, and they have turned 104 double plays. The Astros have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,470 innings on the field, ranking them 11th in pro baseball.

Lambert (16-26 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.34 and he has gone up against 1,621 batters in the majors. He has given up 396 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 143 free passes. His earned run average is 5.42 (220 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.475. Lambert has taken the ball for 365 innings and is sitting with 301 strikeouts in his career.

The New York Yankees have accumulated a team OBP of .309 in addition to a batting average of .230 this year. They have struck out on 1,203 occasions (4th in baseball) and have recorded 985 hits. New York has knocked in 179 home runs so far this season to go along with 552 runs batted in. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .407 and they tally 4.45 runs per game (17th in the league). They have notched 192 doubles, while walking 473 times and racking up 579 runs.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.174 and have a FIP of 3.64 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 968. The New York pitching staff have conceded 479 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.20 (413 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,164 strikeouts against 395 bases on balls). They have conceded 127 long balls and they concede 3.71 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.0% out of 224 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 155 occasions with runners on. With 135 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 72 holds and 23 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.9%, and they have dispatched 435 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

In their 10,455 innings played, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 101 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,141 assists, 71 errors and have earned a total of 3,485 putouts for the year.

Schlittler (15-9 career record) has earned a 2.42 earned run average while giving up 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.07 and he has faced 931 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 62 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.043 and having a FIP of 2.4. During his career, Schlittler has surrendered 173 hits while earning 277 strikeouts in 231 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (+106)

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