Its Friday, August 8 and the Astros (64-51) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (61-54).

Hunter Brown is slated to take the mound for Houston against Cam Schlittler for New York.

These teams enter the series struggling to see the results expected of them by their respective organizations and fanbases. The Yankees are 13-19 since July 1 and as a result have fallen to third in the American League East. They currently sit 6.5 games behind first place Toronto and 2.5 games behind Boston. New York owns the third and final Wild Card spot with a 1.5 game lead over Cleveland and Texas.

Houston is 4-6 in their last 10. Coupled with Seattle’s 7-3 record in their last 10, the Astros’ lead in the American League West is down to 1.5 games. Offense has been an issue as Houston has scored 497 runs

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