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The New York Yankees’ season is now officially on the line. They will look to stave off elimination in Game 4 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros. But the game may be delayed due to weather in New York City. A weather update from the Twitter account New York Metro Weather says that Yankee […]

The Houston Astros will attempt to complete the sweep and seal their fourth trip to the World Series in five years as they face the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. It’s an elimination game, and time to check out our MLB odds series and make an Astros-Yankees Game 4 […]

To say that the New York Yankees have been terrible in the ALCS is a massive understatement. Despite the team’s struggles to finish the season, New York fans held out hope that they could turn it around in the postseason. However, their entire playoff run shows that nothing has changed for the pinstripes since the […]

Aaron Judge is not making a big deal of the boos he and the New York Yankees heard from the home fans during their Game 3 loss to the Houston Astros. After all, for him, there are more important things he needs to be focusing on in the MLB playoffs. The Yankees fell to a […]

The Houston Astros are just one MLB playoffs win away from reaching the World Series, and as they attempt to close things on Sunday against Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Justin Verlander warns his teammates not to be overconfident. Spoken like a true veteran, Verlander emphasized that they cannot relax until they punch […]

The New York Yankees’ bats stayed cold Saturday night, as they lost to the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, 5-0. While it is just the first time that the Yankees laid an egg in a game in this postseason, it’s long been clear that New York is having problems […]

New York Yankees star pitcher Nestor Cortes said Aaron Judge should be the team’s captain if he returns for the 2023 campaign, per Bryan Hoch. Cortes added that “most of the guys in there agree with me.” Aaron Judge is set to hit free agency this offseason. The slugger clubbed an American League all-time record […]

As was the case in the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has opened up the ALCS on a lackadaisical start. Judge sits at a .125 batting average through two games in the ALCS against the Houston Astros. Overall, he has reached base just once in the series, which came […]

The New York Yankees backs are already against the wall in the ALCS against the Houston Astros, and manager Aaron Boone is well aware of that. The Yankees find themselves down 2-0 in their series against the ‘Stros with the series shifting back to New York, and Boone knows that his team is going to […]

To the surprise of many, New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is starting in left field for the second time in the ALCS, despite being a sub-par outfielder. Aaron Boone explained why he made this decision, citing Harrison Bader’s lack of experience in LF at Yankee Stadium as his reasoning. Via Bryan Hoch: “Giancarlo Stanton […]

The series shifts to the Bronx as the Houston Astros look to take a commanding 3-0 lead when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. It’s time to check out our MLB odds series once more and deliver an Astros-Yankees Game 3 prediction and pick. The Astros defeated the Yankees 3-2 in Game 2 […]

The New York Yankees wrapped up a tumultuous series against the Cleveland Guardians via a dominant Game 5 victory at Yankee Stadium. With no days of rest, the team boarded a plane to Houston and played Game 1 of the ALCS the following day, which ended in a loss for the squad. Two successive defeats […]

Heading back home for Game 3 of the ALCS, the New York Yankees are in an 0-2 hole against the Houston Astros, who have been their kryptonite in recent years. While the offense as a whole is struggling to produce, Josh Donaldson in particular is in a brutal slump. He’s hitting just .227 in the […]

Even as Josh Donaldson has struggled to get going in the New York Yankees’ ALCS clash against the Houston Astros, manager Aaron Boone currently has no plans to move him out of the starting third base role. After striking out in all three of his at-bats in Game 1 of the series, Donaldson was able […]

The New York Yankees lived up to their Bronx Bombers moniker this season as the clear-cut best power-hitting team in the MLB. Facing a 0-2 hole against the equally formidable Houston Astros, Giancarlo Stanton thinks the team might need to switch up their approach. Stanton was vocal after their subpar hitting display in Game 2, […]

The New York Yankees are not having a good time in their ALCS against the Houston Astros. In particular, their offense has completely lost the fire they once had to start the year. Any semblance of good hitting has seemingly been extinguished, as they struck out 30 times in two games. That’s an unacceptable number. […]

The New York Yankees currently find themselves in a tough situation in the ALCS against the Houston Astros. The AL East champions went down 0-2 in the series after their loss on Thursday. While it was a much better outing for the Pinstripes than Game 1, it still wasn’t enough to get past Houston. One […]

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees need to get their bats going if they are to climb out of the hole they are in against the Houston Astros in the 2022 American League Championship Series. Following their 3-2 loss in Game 2 of that series Thursday night, the Yankees’ offense is under the microscope […]

You would have to walk all the way back to the regular season to see the last time that Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve last reached a base via a hit. In fact, according to ESPN Stats & Info, Altuve is now the owner of the longest hitless streak in MLB postseason history. “Jose Altuve […]

After failing to record a hit in the Houston Astros’ ALDS win over the Seattle Mariners, Jose Altuve struggled to get going in Game 1 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. Altuve did not notch a hit in three at-bats against the reigning AL East champions, although he did manage to reach base […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was full of praise for his defense after as many as five Yankees players were named finalists for Gold Glove awards in 2022. While Aaron Judge was snubbed for the award, Boone cast that off to the fact that he had to split time at center field and right […]

The New York Yankees and Houston Astros will face off in game two of the American League Championship Series on Thursday night in Houston. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Yankees-Astros prediction and pick, laid out below. New York needed five games to surpass the […]

Matt Carpenter had a rough night at the office Wednesday. The New York Yankees veteran struck out four times- three of them against Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander- in his team’s loss in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Carpenter, who has had just six at-bats since returning after fracturing his left foot […]

11 strikeouts. 11 straight New York Yankees in a row retired by Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. It was another masterclass from Verlander, who even broke an impressive postseason record in the process. After the game, Astros players were thinking of the veteran […]

The New York Yankees lost Game 1 of the ALCS Wednesday night to the Houston Astros. In the process, they made history that no team ever desires to make. Yankees batters struck out 17 times during the game. In comparison, Astros hitters were sat down on strikes just twice on Wednesday night. This 15-strikeout discrepancy […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers could be in the mix to make a run for Aaron Judge this offseason, and they are reportedly even willing to let Trea Turner walk in a potential bid for the New York Yankees slugger. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com listed the potential landing spots for Turner as he enters free agency […]

The New York Yankees faced a classic bad news-good news scenario following their ALDS victory. The bad news was that, according to Luis Severino, their celebratory champagne “was terrible,” per Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch. The good news is that since nobody did much in the way of drinking as a result of the “terrible” champagne, […]

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks suffered an injury after colliding with Oswaldo Cabrera on a shallow fly ball in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians. As a result, Hicks was left off the ALCS roster against the Houston Astros due to a left knee sprain, per Meredith Marakovits. Aaron Hicks isn’t […]

Houston Astros’ manager Dusty Baker will roll with Framber Valdez for Game 2 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. Baker revealed that he is giving the ball to Valdez in Game 2 due to the pitcher’s “resiliency” to start on short rest, per Mark Berman. The Astros may need Valdez to start on […]

Roger Clemens will throw out the first pitch ahead of Game 1 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, per Bryan Hoch. Clemens pitched for both the Yankees and Astros during his legendary career. Clemens pitched for New York and Houston in the later stages of his time in the league. […]

The New York Yankees powered their way past the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. Their MLB Playoff journey now leads them to Houston to battle the Astros in the ALCS. This projects to be a thrilling series between the American League’s best ball clubs. The No. 1 seeded Astros are favored, but the Yankees undeniably […]

The New York Yankees added Frankie Montas, Oswald Peraza, and Greg Weissert to the ALCS roster, per Jon Morosi. Marwin Gonzalez, Aaron Hicks, and Lucas Leutge were all left off the roster. DJ LeMahieu, who was hoping to make the ALCS roster against the Houston Astros, was not added, per Bryan Hoch. Frankie Montas was […]

The New York Yankees had to make some quick and difficult decisions on Tuesday night after defeating the Cleveland Guardians to reach the ALCS. With their best-of-seven series against the Houston Astros set to get underway on Wednesday, the Yankees had minimal time to finalize their ALCS roster. Among those who were excluded from the […]

The New York Yankees take on the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Check out our MLB odds series for our Yankees Astros prediction and pick. Jameson Taillon will start for the Yankees, while Justin Verlander gets the call for the Astros. Jameson Taillon last pitched in Game 2 of […]

The New York Yankees came out as the victors in a grueling five-game ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians. Just days prior, the outlook on the 99-win team wasn’t exactly as sunny. Aaron Boone was clearly feeling the heat after a Game 3 loss put them down 2-1, with a managerial decision right at the forefront […]

The New York Yankees are still on the hunt for a World Series title this year after sending the Cleveland Guardians on an early vacation. The Yankees beat Cleveland Tuesday night, 5-1, to win the American League Division Series matchup and at the same time, book their tickets to the American League Championship Series where […]

The New York Yankees found themselves staring at a potential early exit just two games ago, falling behind to the Cleveland Guardians, 2-1. Days later, they emerged the victors of the series with Nestor Cortes being the man on the mound. After the win, the Yankees’ mustachioed starter spoke out on his career leading up […]

Josh Naylor is being a good sport despite the rain of boos and jeers from New York Yankees fans he received at Yankee Stadium during Game 5 of the American League Divisional Series. Naylor must have seen that coming after he rocked the baby around the bases in Game 4 of the series when he […]

The New York Yankees are moving on to the American League Championship Series after defeating the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 in the winner-take-all Game 5 Tuesday. However, not all of the news is good for the Yankees. During the game, outfielder Aaron Hicks was removed with a knee injury. After the win, an MRI revealed that […]