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MLB Prop Bets: New York Yankees vs Houston Astros (August 26, 2026)

The Houston Astros (66-66) face the New York Yankees (74-57) at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday at 7:05pm (ET). Let's take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup. Peter Lambert is the probable pitcher for the Astros, while the Yankees' probable pitcher remains unclear.

  • The Astros have a 69-56-7 O/U record this season (meaning 69 games have gone over the total runs line, 56 have gone under and seven have resulted in a push). The Yankees have a 54-72-5 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

  • The Astros are averaging 4.6 runs per game this season (10th in the league). Comparatively, the Yankees are averaging 4.5 (16th).
  • In the field, the Astros are allowing a whopping 4.9 runs per game this season (25th in the league), while the Yankees are allowing an average of 3.7 runs (1st).

Let's take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

  • Looking at their batting averages this season, the Astros are at .243 (ranking 17th in the Major leagues), while the Yankees are batting .230 (28th).

Home Runs

  • In terms of total home runs this season, the Yankees have hit 181 (2nd in the Major Leagues). Meanwhile, the Astros have managed 176 (T3rd).

Runs Batted In

  • Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Astros have recorded 576 RBIs to rank 11th in the MLB this season. Comparatively, the Yankees have recorded 559 RBIs to rank 18th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

  • The Yankees have one of the strongest earned run averages this season, sitting at 3.24 (1st in the Majors), while the Astros are at the opposite end of the scale with an ERA of 4.65 (25th).

Strikeouts

  • Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Astros have recorded 1152 this season, ranking 10th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the Yankees rank 8th for total strikeouts, recording 1173.

Opponent Batting Average

  • Opponents are batting an average of .225 against the Yankees this season (3rd in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Astros' opponents are at .240 (15th).

First Innings Moneyline

  • Here are their first innings moneyline records in 2026.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
    Astros 37-34-61 21-14-33 16-20-28 16-14-28 21-20-33 0-0-0 3-2-5
    Yankees 31-31-69 16-14-32 15-17-37 26-22-57 5-9-12 0-0-0 0-2-8

Lead After Three Innings

  • Here are their records after the first three innings in 2026.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
    Astros 46-56-30 28-26-14 18-30-16 21-26-11 25-30-19 0-0-0 3-6-1
    Yankees 57-38-36 26-17-19 31-21-17 46-29-30 11-9-6 0-0-0 6-1-3

NRFI/YRFI

  • The NRFI is 58-74 in Astros games this season. The Yankees have a 67-64 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Astros recorded a 9-7 victory over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium yesterday. Yainer Diaz was crushing the ball in that matchup, hitting 2 home runs and recording 3 RBIs.