HOUSTON ASTROS NOTES:
ODAY’S GAME: The Astros and Yankees will square off this afternoon for the 3rd game of this 4-game set at Yankee Stadium…RHP Justin Verlander (6-5) will make his 1st start for the Astros since being acquired via trade on Tuesday as he takes on Yankees LHP Nestor Cortes.
JV AND THE YANKEES: In 2023, RHP Justin Verlander is 1-0 vs. NYY in 2 starts with an 0.75 ERA, allowing just 1 ER in 12.0 IP…his most recent start vs. NYY was on 7/25 in the Bronx, in which he hurled 6.0 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits in a 9-3 Mets victory…Career: Verlander is 10-7 in 25 career starts vs. NYY with a 3.24 ERA and 6-4 in 13 starts at Yankee Stadium with a 3.56 ERA.
JV’S RETURN: On Tuesday, RHP Justin Verlander was reacquired by the Astros via trade with the NY Mets in exchange for minor league OF’s Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford and cash considerations.
- Verlander, 40, returns to the Astros after a six-year stint with the club from 2017-22…during those six seasons, he went 61- 19 with a 2.26 ERA (164ER/652IP) with 825 strikeouts, a 0.83 WHIP and a .184 opponent batting average in 102 starts.
- per Elias, his 61–19 (.763) record in 102 regular season starts for the Astros gives him the second highest winning percentage for any pitcher for any team since 1900 (min. 50 decisions), behind Zack Greinke for the Dodgers (51–15, .773)…next on the list behind Verlander are Pedro Martinez for the Red Sox (117–37, .760) and Roger Clemens for the Blue Jays (41–13, .759).
- as an Astro: two AL Cy Young Awards (2019, 2022), three All-Star Game selections, the 2017 ALCS MVP Award and two World Series Championships.
- in his Astros postseason career, Verlander has gone 9-6 with a 3.87 ERA (47ER/109.1IP) in 19 games (18 starts) including a complete game in the 2017 ALCS against the Yankees…he is the Astros postseason franchise record-holder in wins and starts.
- today will be his 499th career start…ranks 2nd among active pitchers behind RHP Zack Greinke (535 GS).
ASTROS-YANKEES: The current series is the first matchup of the season between the Astros and Yankees…HOU was 5-2 vs. NYY in 2022, going 3-0 at home and 2-2 in the Bronx…ALCS: The Astros swept the Yankees in the 2022 ALCS, clinching the series with a 6-5 victory in Game 4 on 10/23 at Yankee Stadium…All-Time: The Astros are 31-39 all-time vs. NYY in the regular season and 13-5 vs. NYY in the postseason, having won all 4 postseason series (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022).
LAST NIGHT’S RECAP: The Astros took the second game of this series last night, 7-3…rookie RHP Hunter Brown (8-7) earned the victory (6.0 IP, 2 ER)…key blows in the game were a 3-run HR in the 1st inning by Yainer Diaz and a 2-run double by Kyle Tucker in the 6th…Yordan Alvarez was 2×4 with a solo HR… Brown’s 8 wins are tops among MLB rookies.
IN THE DAYTIME: The Astros are 22-16 (.579) in day games this season
KNOCKING ON THE CLUB DOOR: Kyle Tucker , currently with 19 HR and 22 SB, needs 1 HR to become the 4th player to reach 20 HR and 20 SB this season…thus far, the 3 players to reach this club are: Ronald Acuna Jr.-25 HR/51 SB; Corbin Carroll-21 HR/34 SB; Bobby Witt, Jr.-20 HR/31 SB)…Tucker was also a 20/20 club member in 2022 (30 HR/25 SB).
RECENT STROS: The Astros have won 4 of 5, 5 of 7 and 11 of their last 16 games…Post All-Star: The Astros 13-7 record since the All-Star Break is 2nd-best in the AL. Since the All-Star Break – AL
- Baltimore: 14-7 (.667)
- Houston: 13-7 (.650)
- Texas: 12-7 (.632)
ROAD WARRIORS: Today is the 3rd game (1-1 thus far) of a 7-game road trip, during which the Astros will visit (NYY-4g) and BAL-3g), respectively…HOU is 32-23 (.582) on the road this season, which is 2nd-best in the AL.
WELCOME BACK: Both Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez have hit the ground running since being reinstated from the Injured list on July 26. Stats Since 7/26 Yordan Alvarez: .414, 12×29, 7 G, 3 HR, 5 RBI, .793 SLG, 1.293 OPS Jose Altuve: .344, 7 G, 11×32, 7 R, HR, 3 SB, .931 OPS
TUVE-METER: Jose Altuve, who is in his 13th season, is closing in on some milestones…he enters today needing 1 HR to reach 200, 22 hits to reach 2,000, 13 SB to reach 300 and 12 dou- bles to reach 400…in the Astros all-time rankings, Altuve ranks 1st in batting avg. (.306), 3rd in hits (1,978), runs (1,018) and doubles (388), and 4th in games (1,618) and SB (287).
TOUGH STRETCH: The Astros are 7-4 thus far into a stretch of playing eight of nine series against opponents that currently have a .500-or-better record…during this stretch, the Astros have faced the Rangers (2-1), Rays (1-2), Guardians (3-0) and Yankees (1-1)…the Orioles, Angels, Marlins, Mariners and Red Sox are the remaining opponents in this stretch.
ROADIES: Both RHP Phil Maton and RHP Hector Neris have been stellar on the road for the Astros in 2023…their road ERAs rank 2nd and 3rd in the Majors among relievers…see below:
Road Stats
Maton: 1-1, 27 G, 1.09 ERA, 24.2 IP, 13 H, 3 ER, 23 SO, .159 opp. avg.
Neris: 4-1, 26 G, 1.16 ERA, 23.1 IP, 11 H, 26 SO, .143 opp. avg.
ASTROS WIN RBI WORLD SERIES: Congratulations to the Astros RBI Senior Boys team, who won the RBI World Series championship in dramatic fashion last night, with a 5-4 walkoff over Atlanta at the Jackie Robinson Complex in Vero Beach, FL…. congrats also to coach Daryl Wade and his staff.
FRAMBULOUS!: On Tuesday night, LHP Framber Valdez tossed the 15th regular season no-hitter in franchise history in a 2-0 victory over the Guardians…Valdez was masterful, as he allowed just one base-runner, a walk in the 5th, who was erased on a double play, allowing him to face the minimum 27 batters… Valdez needed only 93 pitches and per Sarah Langs, this ranks as the the third-lowest total in a no-hitter since pitch counts started being tracked in 1988… Valdez’ gem was the 1st by a southpaw in franchise history and the first by an Astros single pitcher since Justin Verlander’s no-no on 9/1/19 at TOR…per STATS, the Astros have thrown five no-hitters in five years (2019-23), including the postseason…that’s the most no-hitters by any team over a five-year span in MLB history
TODAY’S ASTROS STARTER: RHP JUSTIN VERLANDER
LAST START – 7/30 VS. WSH: made his final start as a Met on Sunday in New York, earning his 250th career win…beat the Nationals after tossing 5.1 innings of 1-run ball…allowed 5 hits and a walk and struck out 5 in the outing…also marked his 3rd consecutive winning decision.
ABOUT VERLANDER: the future Hall of Famer, nine-time All-Star, three time Cy Young Award winner, 2011 AL MVP and 2006 AL Rookie of the Year is making his return to the Astros rotation today after a three-month stint with the Mets.
- acquired by Houston on Tuesday along with cash considerations in exchange for minor league prospects OF Drew Gilbert and OF Ryan Clifford…marks his second time to be acquired by Houston via trade, which also happened at the waiver trading deadline in 2017…thanks in large part to Verlander, the Astros went on to win the 2017 World Series.
VERLANDER AS A MET: after earning his 2022 Cy Young Award and helping guide the Astros to their 2nd World Series title, departed the Astros via free agency this offseason…signed a two-year deal (2023-24) with the Mets, which also included a vesting option for 2025.
- began the season on the IL after suffering a right teres major strain…returned in May and went on to make 16 starts as a Met, going 6-5 with a 3.15 ERA (33ER/94.1IP)…the Mets went 8-8 in his 16 starts.
- excelled over his final 7 starts in New York, going 4-1 with a 1.49 ERA (7ER/42.1IP)… allowed just a .178 opponent average in those outings.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: the 18-year Major League veteran enters today’s start with 250 career wins in 498 starts, while striking out 3,279 hitters in 3,257.1 innings pitched.
- earned his 250th career win on Sunday in his final start with the Mets…became the 47th Major League pitcher to win 250 career games…when he reaches 251 wins, he’ll tie Hall of Famer Bob Gibson and CC Sabathia for 45th on MLBs all-time list.
- ranks 13th all-time in MLB history in strikeouts with 3,279…immediately trails former teammate Max Scherzer (3323) and Phil Niekro (3342) on that all-time list.
- will make his 500th career start this month…only 48 players in Major League history have started 500 career games and only 1 other active pitcher has: Zack Greinke (535).
VS. THE YANKEES: it’s fitting that Verlander’s second Astros debut will happen against the Yankees, a team that he’s tormented throughout his Major League career…has 25 career regular season starts against the Yankees and another 9 against them in the postseason.
- in regular season action, has gone 10-7 with a 3.24 ERA (57ER/158.1IP) against the Yankees…enters today with an active 5-game winning streak opposite New York, which spans his last 8 starts and dates back to the 2016 season…dominated the Yankees in 2 starts against them as a Met this season, going 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA (1ER/12IP).
- his postseason success the Yankees is even more impressive, as he’s 5-1 with a 2.62 ERA (17ER/58.1IP) in 9 starts…has started against them in 6 different series, two ALDS matchups and four ALCS meetings.
- his most memorable start against the Yankees came in Game 2 of the 2017 ALCS, when he tossed a complete game masterpiece, in which he fanned 13 Yankees…the Astros and Yankees went into the 9th tied at 1-1 before Aroldis Chapman allowed an RBI double to Carlos Correa, which scored Jose Altuve all the way from 1st base…Verlander tossed 124 pitches in that start.
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their seven-game homestand today with the third game of a four-game series vs. Houston (1-1 thus far)…are 2-3 on the homestand after losing two-of-three games vs. Tampa Bay and splitting their first two games vs. Houston…after this homestand, will embark on a nine-game road trip to Chicago-AL (Mon.- Wed.), Miami (8/11-13) and Atlanta (8/14-16).
Are in a stretch of playing 12-of-15 games at home (7/21- 8/6)…overall, are 7-6 during that stretch and 6-4 at home during that span.
Are 15-12 vs. the AL West this season, winning six of their eight completed series vs. the division.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Astros, 7-3 on Friday at Yankee Stadium…RHP Luis Severino (4.0IP, 5H, 5ER, 3BB, 4K, 2HR, 1HP) started and took the loss…1B
Jake Bauers (2-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI) hit his 10th home run of the season with a solo HR in the third inning…RF Isiah Kiner-Falefa (1-for-5, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI) hit his sixth home run of the year with a solo HR in the fifth inning…DH Giancarlo Stanton (1-for-3, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI, 1BB) homered in his third straight game, hitting a solo HR in the eighth inning…3B DJ LeMahieu (2-for-4, 1 double) recorded multiple hits… RHP Albert Abreu (1.2IP, 1H, 2ER, 2BB, 1K, 1WP) made his 100th career appearance and allowed 2ER in 1.2IP…LHP Nick Ramirez (2.1IP, 3H, 1BB, 1K) tossed at least 2.0IP for the eighth time this season…RHP Keynan Middleton (1.0IP, 2K) made his Yankees debut and tossed a perfect ninth inning.
JAKE RAKES: INF/OF Jake Bauers hit his 10th home run of the season on Friday with a solo HR in the third inning… reached double-digit home runs for the third time in his career (also 12HR in 2019 with Cleveland and 11HR in 2018 with Tampa Bay).
Has 3HR in his last six games (since 7/30) and 5HR in his last 19 games (since 6/21).
10 of his last 14 hits (since 6/21), 13 of his last 18 hits (since 6/16) and 22 of his last 31 hits (since 5/23) have gone for extra bases (14 doubles, 8HR).
Over his last 37 games (since 5/29), has posted a .558 slugging percentage.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu has hit .300/.391/.500 (6-for20) with 1 double, 1HR and 3BB in his career off Houston’s RHP Justin Verlander.
Is batting .296 (21-for-71) with 6R, 5 doubles, 1HR, 2RBI and 10BB in his last 20 games (since 7/6), hitting safely in 16 of those games.
Has reached base in 20 of his last 22 games (since 7/4) and 27 of his last 31 games (since 6/23).
DARTH BADER: OF Harrison Bader has reached base safely in 15 of his last 17 games (since 7/15), 17 of his last 20 games (since 7/8) and 20 of his last 24 games (since 7/3).
Is batting .297 (11-for-37) with 8R, 3 doubles, 2RBI, 2BB, 1SF and 3SB in his last 12 games (since 7/22).
FUN IN THE SUN: The Yankees are an AL-best 26-12 (.684) in day games this season…marks the second-best record by any Major League team in day games this year, trailing only Atlanta (27-11, .711).
HOLMES SWEET HOLMES: RHP Clay Holmes has not allowed a run in 30 of his last 33 appearances (since 5/6), going 4-0 with 11 saves and a 0.83 ERA (32.2IP, 3ER) in that span…his 0.83 ERA since 5/6 is the second-lowest ERA among all Major League pitchers in that span (min. 30.0IP), trailing only Baltimore’s Félix Bautista (0.49).
PEN PALS: Yankees relievers have allowed just 4R/ER in their last 29.2 innings and just 5R/ER in their last 34.1 innings over their last nine games, posting a 1.31 ERA over that nine-game stretch…have held opponents to a .151 BA over that span (18-for-119).
Have posted a Major League-best 3.07 ERA (410.2IP, 140ER) this season…are the only Major League bullpen to own an ERA under 3.50…also own a Major League-best .217 opponents’ BA, rank second in HR/9.0IP (0.83) and rank fifh in WHIP (1.21).
FOUR SCORE: The Yankees are 47-12 this season when scoring at least 4R…are 49-18 this season when holding their opponent to 4R-or-fewer.
STANTON ISLAND: DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo HR in the eighth inning…has homered in three straight games for the 23rd time of his career and for the first time since 10/1-4(G2)/22 (also 3G)…is the second Yankee to homer in at least three straight games this year, joining Aaron Judge (3G from 5/28-30)…if he homers today, it would mark the fifth time in his career that he has homered in at least four straight games (also 6G from 8/10-15/17 and 4G from 9/24-28/21, 8/23-27/21 and 8/14-17/11)…would also be the first Yankee to homer in four straight games since Aaron Judge (4G from 9/3-7(G1)/22).
Since 2021, has hit 8HR in 15 games vs. the Astros… is hitting .309/.377/.782 (17-for-55) with 10R, 2 doubles, 8HR, 16RBI and 6BB in those 15 games against Houston.
Has driven in seven of the Yankees’ 14 runs over their last three games.
Has 10HR and 22RBI in his last 21 games (since 7/8).
Seven of his last 12HR have given the Yankees the lead.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres has hit safely in 20 of his last 23 games (since 7/6), hitting .323 (30-for-93) with 13R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 9RBI, 4BB, 3SF and 2SB in that span… has also hit safely in 25 of his last 30 games (since 6/29) and 27 of his last 33 games (since 6/25).
Is batting .467/.500/.600 (7-for-15) with 3R, 2 doubles, 1RBI, 1BB and 1SB over his last four games.
Has reached base in 29 of his last 34 games (since 6/24) and 42 of his last 48 games (since 6/8-G1).
Is batting .330/.362/.489 (29-for-88) with 11R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 9RBI and 5BB in the first inning this season… his 29H in the first inning are tied for second in the AL and tied for sixth in the Majors…his .330 BA is seventh in the AL (min. 50PA).
Has 40BB in 109 games this season, surpassing his 2022 total (39BB in 140 games).
Has struck out just four times in his last 46 plate appearances (since 7/23) and just six times in his last 65 plate appearances (since 7/17)…his 7.27 PA/K is a career-best.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters hit 3HR on Friday vs. Houston…have hit multiple home runs in 49 games this season, the most in the AL and third-most such games in the Majors, trailing only Atlanta (55G) and Los Angeles-NL (51G).
Have hit multiple home runs in each of their last three games.
Yankees batters have hit 94HR at home this season, the third-most HR by any team at home this season… trails only the Atlanta Braves (113HR) and Texas Rangers (99HR).
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit his sixth home run of the year with a solo HR in the fifth inning on Friday…has 6HR in 84 games this year after hitting 4HR in 142 games in 2022.
Has hit safely in seven of his last eight games (since 7/25).
Is batting .292 (31-for-106) with 19R, 4 doubles, 3HR, 15RBI, 15BB, 1HP, 3SF and 4SB in his last 40 games (since 6/4).
In his last 28 games (since 6/22), has hit .295/.396/.449 (23-for-78) with 14R, 3 doubles, 3HR, 14RBI, 14BB, 1HP, 3SF and 1SB in that span.
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge has reached base safely in 48 of his 56 games this season, batting .289/.410/.649 (56- for-194) with 45R, 10 doubles, 20HR, 42RBI, 42BB, 3SB and a 1.060 OPS.
Has reached base safely in 25 of his last 27 games (since 5/12)…is batting .319/.470/.824 (29-for-91) with 24R, 4 doubles, 14HR, 26RBI, 26BB and 1SB in that span.
Since returning from the injured list on 7/28, has reached base in 12-of-26 plate appearances (5H, 7BB, .462 OBP).
Is batting .348/.455/.826 (16-for-46) with 18R, 1 double, 7HR, 9RBI and 9BB in the first inning this year…his .455 OBP in the first inning is the best in the AL and the third-highest in the Majors (min. 50PA)…his .348 BA in the first inning is the third-highest in the AL and seventh-highest in the Majors (min. 50PA).
Has 12BB in his last 12 games (since 5/29), 24BB in his last 24 games (since 5/15) and 29BB in his last 32 games (since 4/26).
His 10 game-winning RBI are tied for the fifth-most in the AL (tied for eighth in the Majors) and his 20HR are tied for the ninth-most in the AL.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: LHP NESTOR CORTES (5-2, 5.16 ERA)
LHP Nestor Cortes will to make his 12th start of the season today vs. Houston…was returned from rehab and reinstated off the 60-day injured list prior to today’s game…was placed on the 15-day injured list on 6/8 (retroactive to 6/5) with a left rotator cuff strain and transferred to the 60-day injured list on 7/7 (missed 49 team games)… the 28-year-old will make the start on extended seven days’ rest…made his most recent start in his second rehab appearance with Double-A Somerset on 7/28 vs. Bowie, tossing 4.0 scoreless innings (2H, 1BB, 5K) in a no decision…according to Elias, his 2.44 ERA in 2022 was the third-lowest by a Yankees pitcher in a single season in the Divisional Era since 1969 (min. 25 games started), trailing only Ron Guidry’s 1.74 ERA in 1978 and Steve Jack Kline’s 2.40 ERA in 1972…was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 12/10/20…was originally selected by the Yankees in the 36th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft…was selected by the Baltimore Orioles from the Yankees in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft and returned to the Yankees on 4/13/18…was acquired by the Seattle Mariners from the Yankees in exchange for international bonus pool money on 11/25/19…over parts of six Major League seasons, has played with Baltimore (2018), the Yankees (2019, ’21-23) and Seattle (2020).
LAST TIME OUT: Made his most recent start in his second rehab appearance with Double-A Somerset on 7/28 vs. Bowie, tossing 4.0 scoreless innings (2H, 1BB, 5K) in a no decision.
In two rehab starts with Double-A Somerset, allowed just 1ER over 6.1IP (6H, 1BB, 9K, 1HR).
IN A GROOVE: Has tossed at least 5.0IP with 2R-or-fewer allowed in six of his 11 starts this season.
Has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 12 of his last 17 starts (since 8/21/22), going 8-2 with a 3.79 ERA (92.2IP, 39ER) and 94K over that stretch.
Has tossed at least 5.0IP with 2R-or-fewer allowed in 10 of his last 15 starts (since 9/14/22)…the Yankees are 11-4 in those starts.
Has recorded six-or-more strikeouts in six of his 11 starts this season.
Allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 17 consecutive starts from 7/14/22-4/25/23…his 17 start streak was tied with Spud Chandler (17GS from 7/7/43-4/22/44) and Bob Shawkey (17GS from 6/15-9/18/1917) for the fourth-longest by a Yankees pitcher since 1913 (when ER became an official stat)…over his last 21 starts (since 7/14/22), has gone 10-3 with a 3.61 ERA (122.0IP, 49ER) in that span…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 19 of those starts, 2R-or-fewer in 16 of those starts and 1R-or-fewer in eight of those starts…has tossed at least 7.0IP in four of those starts and 6.0IP-or-more in 10 of those starts.
NASTY NESTOR: Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 45-of-53 starts since the beginning of 2021 and 2R-or-fewer in 38 of those starts…in 61 appearances (53 starts) since the beginning of 2021, has gone 19-9 with a 3.10 ERA (310.2IP, 107ER), 325K and a .210 (241-for-1,146) opponents’ BA…his 3.10 ERA in that span is the sixth-lowest in the AL (min. 200.0IP)…his 1.03 WHIP in that span is the third-lowest in the AL and his opponents’ BA is the sixth-lowest.
Allowed 2R-or-fewer in nine consecutive starts from 8/21/22-4/14/23…matched the longest such streak by a Yankees starting pitcher in franchise history (excludes Chad Green’s 12-start streak as an opener from 6/11/17-8/12/19-G2)…in addition to Cortes’ other nine-start streak from 9/25/21-5/15/22, Luis Severino (9/12/18- 4/20/22), Michael Pineda (4/5-9/5/14) and Art Ditmar (7/26-9/9/59) also recorded nine-start streaks…was 5-0 with a 1.78 ERA (50.2IP, 10ER) in that span.
In 54 career starts as a Yankee, is 19-9 with a 3.19 ERA (293.1IP, 104ER) and 299K…his 3.19 ERA as a starter the second-lowest ERA by a Yankees starting pitcher (min. 50GS) in the last 49 years (since 1975).
Allowed 3R-or-fewer in 17 straight starts from 7/14/22-4/20/23, tied with Luis Severino (16GS from 4/16-7/7/18) for the third-longest such streak in franchise history…trailed only Russ Ford (20GS from 8/9/1910-G2-5/27/1911-G2) and his own 19-start streak (8/15/21-6/2/22-G1)…went 8-1 with a 2.32 ERA (93.0IP, 24ER) in that span…tossed at least 7.0IP in four of those starts and 6.0IP-or-more in nine of those starts.
Allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 17 consecutive starts (7/14/22-4/25/23), tied with Spud Chandler (17GS from 7/7/43-4/22/44) and Bob Shawkey (17GS from 6/15-9/18/1917) for the fourth-longest by a Yankees pitcher since 1913 (when ER became an official stat).
Since the beginning of 2022, has gone 17-6 with a 3.18 ERA (217.2IP, 77ER) and 222K…among Major League pitchers in that span, ranks seventh in opponents’ OBP (.263, third in AL)…also ranks third in the AL in WHIP (1.02) and sixth in opponents’ BA (.207) and seventh in opponents’ OPS (.615).
Over his last 48 starts since 8/15/21, has gone 19-8 with a 3.16 ERA (267.1IP, 94ER), 279K and a .211 (208-for-988) opponents’ BA…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 41 of those 48 starts, including 2R-or-fewer in 34 of those starts…his .211 opponents’ BA over that span is the fourth-lowest in the AL (min. 200.0IP).
VS. HOUSTON: Has made six career appearances (three starts) vs. the Astros, going 1-1 with an 8.04 ERA (15.2IP, 14ER)…last faced the Astros on 6/26/22 at Yankee Stadium, starting and allowing 3ER over 5.0IP in a no decision (5H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR).
In his three starts against Houston, is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA (10.0IP, 10ER) and 10K.
HOME SWEET HOME: In 28 career starts at Yankee Stadium, is 9-2 with a 2.87 ERA (157.0IP, 50ER), 155K and a .202 opponents’ BA (114-for-564)…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 26 of his 28 starts at home as a Yankee…allowed 6R in his home start on 5/16, snapping a 26-start streak of allowing 3R-or-fewer from 7/4/21-G2-5/8/23…marked the longest such streak by a Yankees starting pitcher in franchise history (next: Domingo Germán – 16GS from 4/1/19-6/6/21)…was the longest streak in the Majors (excluding openers) since Lance McCullers Jr. recorded a 27-start streak from 5/18/15- 6/30/17 (Ryne Stanek had a 30-start streak from 5/26/18-7/3/19)…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 21 of those 28 starts and has tossed at least 5.0IP with 3R-or-fewer in seven of his last nine home starts.
Has gone 2-0 with a 4.86 ERA (33.1IP, 18ER) and 29K in six starts in the Bronx this season.
Has gone 9-2 with a 2.69 ERA (167.1IP, 50ER), 171K and a .197 (118-for-598) opponents’ BA in 33 home games (28 starts) since 2021.
LEFT OUT TO DRY: Left-handed batters are hitting .179 (7-for-39) against him this season.
Lefties hit just .110/.180/.159 (9-for-82) against him in 2022…among left-handed pitchers vs. left-handed batters (min. 65BF), owned the lowest OPS (.338), ranked second in opponents’ batting average (second in AL), OBP (first in AL) and third in opponents’ SLG (second in AL).
Has retired 32-of-41 left-handed batters faced this season (7H, 2BB, 10K).
2023: Is 5-2 with a 5.16 ERA (59.1IP, 58H, 35R/34ER, 19BB, 59K, 10HR, 3HP) in 11 starts this season.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in seven of his 11 starts, including 2R-or-fewer in six of those starts.
Has recorded at least 7K while tossing 6.0IP-or-more in two of his starts this season.
Has gone 2-0 with a 4.86 ERA (33.1IP, 18ER) and 29K in six home starts compared to a 3-2 record with a 5.54 ERA (26.0IP, 16ER) in five road starts this season.
Has posted a .179/.220/.359 (7-for-39) slash line vs. left-handed batters compared to a .268/.336/.468 (51-for190) slash line vs. right-handed batters.
Has allowed 0HR in five of his 11 starts.
Has received 3R-or-fewer of run support in five of his last seven starts.
