Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees MLB ALCS Game 2 Betting Preview | October 20

The Houston Astros are at home for Game 2 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees on Thursday 7:37 PM ET at Minute Maid Park. The Astros have a 1-0 series lead. Houston’s Framber Valdez and New York’s Luis Severino will take the mound first.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Yankees

• Game Day: Thursday, October 20, 2022
• Game Time: 7:37 PM ET
• TV Channel: TBS
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Astros Stats & Trends

Astros Batting

• The Astros rank fourth-best in MLB action with 214 total home runs.
• The Astros have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.247).
• The Astros’ .319 on-base percentage is seventh-best in the league.
• The Astros strike out 7.3 times per game to rank second in the league.
• The Astros have hit 116 home runs at home this season (1.4 per game).
• The Astros have a .448 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .256 with 669 hits (8.3 per game) at home this season.

Astros Key Batters

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in OBP (.406) and total hits (144) this season.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, Alvarez’s batting average ranks seventh, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is second in slugging.
• Alex Bregman is batting .259 with 38 doubles, 23 home runs and 87 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Bregman ranks 61st in batting average, 17th in on-base percentage and 43rd in slugging percentage.
• Jose Altuve has hit 28 homers with a team-high .531 SLG this season.
• Kyle Tucker has 30 home runs, 107 RBI and a batting average of .257 this season.

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Yankees, who have connected on 254 this season.
• The Yankees’ .241 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
• The Yankees are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .324.
• The Yankees rank 18th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 118 homers, an average of 1.5 per game, in 81 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .413 in away games this season with 239 extra-base hits.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .241 with 8.3 base hits per contest.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge has racked up 177 hits with a .425 on-base percentage and a .686 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Yankees.
• Including all qualified players in the majors, Judge ranks fifth in batting average, first in on-base percentage and first in slugging percentage.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .224 with 21 doubles, a triple, 32 home runs and 58 walks.
• Rizzo is currently 115th in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 20th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .255 with 27 doubles, a triple, 24 home runs and 39 walks.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .263 with 20 doubles, four home runs and 35 walks.

Astros vs. Yankees Probable Pitchers