New York Yankees (77-61, second in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (76-63, first in the AL West)

Houston; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (8-6, 4.30 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Astros: Jason Alexander (4-1, 4.61 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees play the Houston Astros with a 1-0 series lead.

Houston is 76-63 overall and 42-31 in home games. Astros hitters are batting a collective .252, the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play.

New York is 36-33 on the road and 77-61 overall. The Yankees are first in MLB play with 236 total home runs, averaging 1.7 per game.

The matchup Wednesday is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jeremy Pena has a .304 batti

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