The Houston Astros rode ace Justin Verlander to a victory in Game 1 and now look to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the ALCS over the New York Yankees. Read on for our Yankees-Astros MLB picks.
Usually, the Yankees win games that are a battle of home runs, but the Astros out-slugged them on Wednesday, hitting three long balls to New York's two in a game during which solo home runs accounted for five of the six runs.
As a result, Houston's 4-2 Game 1 victory was its seventh in eight all-time home postseason games against New York.
Here are my MLB picks and predictions for Thursday's Game 2 between the Yankees and Astros (odds via Caesars Sportsbook and DraftKings Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).