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bksballer89
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Yankees in 6
Thanks to the Rays, don't have to face Verlander/Cole in games 1 and 2, which could prove enormous.
Still going to get a rested Verlander on Sunday night. Unlike 2017, Yanks have to find away to steal one in Houston.
Bad thing is it sets up for one of them in a possible game 7
Probably.This matchup may be the real world series.
Yeah, it's gonna be Cole in games 3 and 7*
Astros are better contact hitters. Five Yanks struck out 100 time or more. Judge 37%, Volt 33%, Sanchez, 32%, Maybin 30%, Gardner 22%. Plus, Stanton 40%.
Only one Astro is over 100. Chirinos 34%, Springer 23%. More important, the Yankees as a team K'd 25% of the time; Astros, 20%.
Yankees will leave more men on base and RISP.
Yanks K'ed more, but also walked more, scored more runs, hit more HR. and not for nothing, left less men on base than Houston did over the course of the season.
IMO, the difference in offenses is negligible.
The series is gonna be decided by pitching. Houston has a decided advantage in that department. Yanks starters are going to have to outperform expectations, and the bullpen will have to live up to expectations for the Yanks to win.
Yanks K'ed more, but also walked more, scored more runs, hit more HR. and not for nothing, left less men on base than Houston did over the course of the season.
IMO, the difference in offenses is negligible.
The series is gonna be decided by pitching. Houston has a decided advantage in that department. Yanks starters are going to have to outperform expectations, and the bullpen will have to live up to expectations for the Yanks to win.
I think the few days off the Yankees had between finishing there series and the start of the next one may come bite them in the ass. Now the Astros have the big momentum if you ask me going into this series with just winning game 7 and just sitting at home in there friendly confines of Minute Maid park while the yanks need to get on a plane and travel. But stealing game 1 will be huge for the yanks. If not game 1 then definitely game 2. You don’t want going down 0-2 going back home