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Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

2026-08-25 · Updated August 25, 2026 8:23 AM ET

Matchup

Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

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Away Team
Houston Astros

Road club

Home Team
New York Yankees

Home club

Game Date
2026-08-25

Scheduled slate date

Houston Astros Outlook
Slight Underdog

Team outlook tier

New York Yankees Outlook
Favorable

Team outlook tier

Favorite
New York Yankees

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Above Average

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Ethan PeckoHouston Astros
Will WarrenNew York Yankees
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Yordan AlvarezHouston AstrosDifficult
Trent GrishamNew York YankeesDifficult
Ben RiceNew York YankeesDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Yordan AlvarezHouston AstrosAbove AverageNeutralDifficult
Trent GrishamNew York YankeesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Ben RiceNew York YankeesAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
66°F

Weather

Wind
5 mph WSW

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

Weather Label
Neutral

Impact

Summary
Mild, calm

Weather

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