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NYY vs
HOU

New York Yankees vs Houston Astros

April 26, 2026 ยท 2:10 PM ET ยท Daikin Park
NYY 93-68  ยท  HOU 81-81

๐Ÿ Final: NYY 4, HOU 7 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† Houston Astros
Confidence 72%
Projected Score HOU 7 ยท NYY 4
Blowout Probability 14%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

HOU Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
NYY Key injuries HOU (Daulton Varsho, Cristian Javier, Ethan Pecko) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
HOU SP quality edge (FIP 4.93 vs 6.21) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
HOU Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
NYY Defensive edge (dWAR 2.1) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
NYY Recent run diff (+4.9 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
NYY Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

NYY โ€” Away RHP
Luis Gil
Luis Gil
ERA4.61
WHIP1.43
FIP6.72
K/95.6
K/BB-0.3
vs
HOU โ€” Home RHP
Spencer Arrighetti
Spencer Arrighetti
ERA4.96
WHIP1.38
FIP5.04
K/98.7
K/BB3.4

๐Ÿงข Starting Lineup

NYY โ€” Away
  1. 1 Trent Grisham CF
  2. 2 Ben Rice DH
  3. 3 Aaron Judge RF
  4. 4 Cody Bellinger LF
  5. 5 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B
  6. 6 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
  7. 7 J.C. Escarra C
  8. 8 Ryan McMahon 3B
  9. 9 Jose Caballero SS
HOU โ€” Home
  1. 1 Carlos Correa SS
  2. 2 Yordan Alvarez DH
  3. 3 Isaac Paredes 3B
  4. 4 Christian Walker 1B
  5. 5 Cam Smith RF
  6. 6 Dustin Harris LF
  7. 7 Christian Vazquez C
  8. 8 Daniel Johnson CF
  9. 9 Braden Shewmake 2B

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

NYY Away HOU Home
Team OPS 0.724 0.754
Bullpen FIP 4.52 4.20
Run Diff / 10G +3.4 -1.5
Days Rest 0 0
Streak 2 -2

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
NYY +6.5 (-137)
HOU -6.5 (+105)
Total (O/U)
Over 10.5 (-117)
Under 10.5 (-111)
Moneyline
NYY +1320
HOU -7100

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