Friday, October 20, 2017

ALCS Game 6: Justin Verlander on Hill in Must Win Against Yankees

Justin Verlander in ALCS

Yankees Look to Advance to World Series Against Justin Verlander


The Houston Astros will turn to Justin Verlander on Friday when they take on the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park. The Astros are in a must win situation against the ALCS. Fox Sports 1 will televise the game. First pitch is scheduled for 8:08 pm EST.

For the second consecutive round the Yankees can eliminate the favorite on the road. Their pitching has been better, their hitting has been more timely, and the Yankees have the Astros backed into a corner. The momentum is on the Yankees side, and Justin Verlander is trying to stop it.

Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 7.5. The total has held steady, but the moneyline now has Houston as a -145-favorite.

Yankees Turn to Severino to Close out the Astros


Right hander Luis Severino will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Severino is 15-6 this season with a 3.12 ERA.

Severino takes the hill with the Yankees one victory away from their first AL pennant since 2009. He lasted four innings and allowed one run opposite of Verlander in Game 2. Severino left early after taking a sharply hit ground ball off his left wrist that same inning.

Severino was upset at Yankees manager Joe Girardi. He didn't like him taking him out despite being able to continue. He will get a chance tonight to pitch well, and deeper into the game.

New York held off three elimination games against the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. They won the finale on the road at Progressive Field. Keuchel and Verlander had brilliant starts for the Astros to open the ALCS. The Yankees fought back once the series shifted to the Bronx.

Justin Verlander Needs to Pitch Well Again


Verlander delivered a complete-game gem in Game 2 last Saturday. He allowed one run on five hits. He had one walk with 13 strikeouts in a tense 2-1 victory. Now with its offense struggling to score, Houston needs Verlander to be great once more.

After pacing the majors in runs, with 896, batting average at .282, on-base percentage at .346, and slugging percentage at .478), the offense has taken a hiatus.  They also ranked second to the Yankees in home runs with 238 during the regular season. The Astros have had  just nine runs and one homer this series with a awful slash line of .147/.234/.213.

The bullpen drew fire after blowing a four-run lead with nine outs left in Game 4. The team was on the brink of a 3-1 series lead with Dallas Keuchel up next in the rotation.

Yankees Use Same Lineup, Astros insert Gattis


Houston manager A.J. Hinch decided to return "El Oso Blanco", Evan Gattis, to the lineup. He replaces Carlos Beltran who is 1 for 12 with four strikeouts in the series.

The New York Yankees are staying with what works.

Here's the Yankees Starting Lineup Friday:
  1. LF Brett Gardner

  2. RF Aaron Judge

  3. SS Didi Gregorius

  4. C Gary Sanchez

  5. 1B Greg Bird

  6. 2B Starlin Castro

  7. CF Aaron Hicks

  8. 3B Todd Frazier

  9. DH Chase Headley

    RHP Luis Severino


 

Here is the Astros Starting Lineup:


  1. CF George Springer

  2. RF Josh Reddick

  3. 2B Jose Altuve

  4. SS Carlos Correa

  5. 1B Yuli Gurriel

  6. 3B Alex Bregman

  7. LF Marwin Gonzalez

  8. DH Evan Gattis

  9. C Brian McCann

    RHP Justin Verlander


 

 

468x60

Recent Form































Teamrecordmoneyvs LHPvs RHPFaveDogO/UDiff
NY Yankees98-75$455.0025-2473-5176-5522-1988-81-41.26
Houston106-65$1,043.0023-2583-40102-534-1286-76-91.11




Pitchers Last 3 Starts


Luis Severino (15-6) ERA: 3.12































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Oct 14, 2017HOUL1-2U4-$100.00
Oct 9, 2017CLEW7-3O7$66.00
Oct 3, 2017MINW8-4O0.1$41.00



Justin Verlander (18-8) ERA: 3.26
































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Oct 14, 2017NYYW2-1U9$82.00
Oct 5, 2017BOSW8-2O6$77.00
Sep 27, 2017TEXW12-2O6$47.00



Bullpen



NY Yankees's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston's relievers have pitched 9.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent


New York Yankees - Luis Severino











































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Oct 14, 20172-1HOU421120No Decision
Jul 2, 20178-1HOU5.196617Loss
May 14, 201711-6NYY2.163332No Decision



Houston Astros - Justin Verlander
































































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Oct 14, 20172-1HOU9511113Win
Jun 11, 20166-1DET6.251115Win
Jun 19, 20157-2NYY6.2106612Loss
Aug 6, 20145-1NYY752215Loss
Aug 11, 20135-4NYY774419No Decision



Supergrid


























TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense5.2524.329
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense4.9153.924
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense5.4313.993
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense4.88134.238

Head To Head Detail



















































































































































































DateAwayaway scoreHomehome scorelineO/UAway PitcherHome PitcherAway HitsHome HitsAway WalksHome WalksAway StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Oct 18, 2017HOU0NYY5-1108UDallas Keuchel (L)Masahiro Tanaka (R)41013913
Oct 17, 2017HOU4NYY6-1158.5OLance McCullers Jr. (R)Sonny Gray (R)383593
Oct 16, 2017HOU1NYY8-1258.5OCharlie Morton (R)CC Sabathia (L)478376
Oct 14, 2017NYY1HOU2-1227.5ULuis Severino (R)Justin Verlander (R)5513134
Oct 13, 2017NYY1HOU2-1578UMasahiro Tanaka (R)Dallas Keuchel (L)5631145
Jul 2, 2017NYY1HOU81048.5OLuis Severino (R)Mike Fiers (R)61452138
Jul 1, 2017NYY6HOU7-1259.5OJordan Montgomery (L)Francis Martes (R)1083499
Jun 30, 2017NYY13HOU4-1708OMichael Pineda (R)Lance McCullers Jr. (R)14970114
May 14, 2017HOU10NYY7-1218.5OCharlie Morton (R)Masahiro Tanaka (R)101026916
May 14, 2017HOU6NYY11-1428.5OMike Fiers (R)Luis Severino (R)91153711



ALCS Betting Trends

























Team Vs Division Or Conference


New York Yankees


























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall98-7557-3041-4576-4823-2487-81-425-2473-51
Last 106-45-01-45-01-44-5-11-15-3
vs Div44-3227-1217-2030-2015-1141-33-213-1231-20
vs AL83-7049-2834-4265-4619-2277-71-421-2462-46
vs NL15-58-27-311-24-210-104-011-5



Houston Astros


























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall106-6552-3354-32102-509-1386-76-923-2583-40
Last 106-44-02-46-10-35-52-14-3
vs Div50-2624-1526-1149-233-234-38-411-1039-16
vs AL91-6045-3046-3087-478-1174-68-919-2472-36
vs NL15-57-38-215-31-212-84-111-4



Team Last 5 Games


New York Yankees
































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Oct 18, 2017HOU5-0W-1108Masahiro Tanaka7D KeuchelH
Oct 17, 2017HOU6-4W-1158.5S Gray5L McCullersH
Oct 16, 2017HOU8-1W-1258.5C Sabathia6C MortonH
Oct 14, 2017HOU1-2L1127.5Luis Severino4J VerlanderA
Oct 13, 2017HOU1-2L1478Masahiro Tanaka6D KeuchelA



Houston Astros
































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Oct 18, 2017NYY0-5L1008D Keuchel4.2Masahiro TanakaA
Oct 17, 2017NYY4-6L1058.5L McCullers6S GrayA
Oct 16, 2017NYY1-8L1158.5C Morton3.2C SabathiaA
Oct 14, 2017NYY2-1W-1227.5J Verlander9Luis SeverinoH
Oct 13, 2017NYY2-1W-1578D Keuchel7Masahiro TanakaH




Weather in
Houston - United States


Weather is Mostly Sunny  55°F


Mostly Sunny
Humidity is 76%
Wind is SSE 6 mph
Visibility is 8 miles mi
Pressure is 29.76 inHg



Forecast for Houston


 

Next up:
New York at Houston Saturday, October 21 (if necessary)

Get your MLB Playoff odds at Bovada today.

468x60

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.