New York Yankees vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-196) Houston (+162)

The Houston Astros (10-16) are welcoming the New York Yankees (16-9) at Daikin Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -196 while the Astros open at +162. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Luis Gil and Spencer Arrighetti.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which is 9th in the league. They have earned 122 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .322. The Yankees have hit 37 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 35 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 115 RBI's in addition to 181 hits on the season, and their batting average sits at .223. New York is slugging .408 and have struck out 238 times, while drawing a walk on 117 occasions.

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The Yankees hold a team ERA of 3.07 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 219 batters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 19 long balls and 85 total runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 66 batters and their FIP sits at 3.31 as a team this season. New York has surrendered 181 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 76 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.11.

The Yankees have sent 78 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 39 base runners this year with 30.8% of them crossing home plate. The relievers have recorded 10 holds over the course of the season (27th in MLB). Yankees pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 27 times in addition to having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 7 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 out of their 12 save chances. The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.3% and have come into the game in 23 save situations.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 668 putouts this year, in addition to 225 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 14th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 15 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,004 innings, which has them ranked 6th in MLB.

Gil has taken the hill for 257 innings and has accumulated 264 K's during his MLB career. Gil (21-10 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 1,094 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.54 (101 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.264. He has given up 186 base knocks (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has 139 walks.

Houston has accumulated 31 long balls for the year to go along with 129 runs batted in. They have recorded 59 doubles, while getting a free base 113 times as well as putting up 137 runs. The Houston Astros have earned a team on-base percentage of .349 and a batting average of .259 so far this season. The Astros have a team slugging % of .434 and they have an average of 5.27 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have struck out on 197 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 229 base hits.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.632 in addition to having a FIP of 5.13 as a staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (245 strikeouts against 141 bases on balls). They rank 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 228. They have allowed 35 dingers and they give up 5.97 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 150 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.81 (146 earned runs given up).

Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% of 58 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 12 holds and also 1 blown save. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save rate of 85.7%, and they have dispatched 84 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

In their 2,037 innings played, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (29th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (5th in the majors). The Astros have recorded 187 assists, 9 errors and have accumulated 679 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Arrighetti has allowed 177 base knocks while tallying 215 strikeouts in 191 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 97 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.413 and a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 and he has gone up against 840 hitters in his MLB career. Arrighetti (10-18 career record) has a 4.57 ERA and has conceded 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (+162)

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