Houston Astros @ New York Yankees

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

66-67, 33-32 Away

NYY -153

New York YankeesYankeesNYY

75-57, 34-29 Home

38.7

61.3

According to ESPN Analytics

SeasonCareer vs G. Cole

hitters	H-AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
J. PenaSS	93-329	15	43	8	.283
Y. AlvarezDH	152-472	36	91	1	.322
I. Paredes3B	119-459	17	72	0	.259
J. Altuve2B	102-412	14	41	4	.248
D. VarshoCF	96-407	10	33	10	.236
C. Walker1B	108-472	23	73	0	.229
Y. DiazC	65-249	10	32	0	.261
T. TrammellLF	40-192	7	20	3	.208
C. SmithRF	91-422	17	48	10	.216

Yankee Stadium

7:05 PM, August 27, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Gametime Weather

Bronx, New York

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Tumpane
First Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Second Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
Third Base Umpire - Steven Jaschinski

Yankees and Astros play to determine series winner

Houston Astros (66-67, first in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (75-57, second in the AL East)

Aug 27, 2027, 04:02 am - Data Skrive

HOU

Pitchers

NYY

Hayden WesneskiRHP, #39

Gerrit ColeRHP, #45

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
H. Wesneski	3-1	4.23	1.23	27.2	24	22	10	2
G. Cole	7-6	3.11	1.07	92.2	79	100	20	12

HOU

NYY

Home Runs

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

36HR

.322AVG

91RBI

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

35HR

.251AVG

83RBI

Batting Average

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

.322AVG

.437OBP

.614SLG

Cody BellingerLF #35 - NYY

.258AVG

.346OBP

.423SLG

Runs Batted In

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

91RBI

36HR

.322AVG

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

83RBI

35HR

.251AVG

Houston Astros

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mike Burrows SP	15-Day IL	Sep 1
Brice Matthews CF	60-Day IL	Sep 12
Carlos Correa SS	60-Day IL	Sep 24
Brandon Walter SP	60-Day IL	Feb 1

New York Yankees

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Max Fried SP	15-Day IL	Aug 29
Ryan McMahon 3B	10-Day IL	Aug 30
Clarke Schmidt SP	60-Day IL	Sep 8
Aaron Judge RF	60-Day IL	Sep 18
Giancarlo Stanton DH	60-Day IL	Sep 22

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Day
HOU	.242	608	1084	177	.317	.411	4.68	1.37	550	1161	.241	21-23
NYY	.231	595	1008	183	.311	.409	3.23	1.18	402	1183	.225	25-22

Astros Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
8/26/26	@NYY	L9-3
8/25/26	@NYY	W9-7
8/23/26	vsATH	L7-6
8/22/26	vsATH	L4-3
8/21/26	vsATH	W4-0

Yankees Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
8/26/26	vsHOU	W9-3
8/25/26	vsHOU	L9-7
8/23/26	vsTOR	W8-3
8/22/26	vsTOR	L4-3
8/21/26	vsTOR	W3-1

Data is currently unavailable.

2026-08-27T23:05ZOpenMLTotalRL

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

(66-67)

(66-67, 33-32 Away)

(66-67)

Hayden Wesneski

(3-1, 4.23)

-120

New York YankeesYankeesNYY

(75-57)

(75-57, 34-29 Home)

(75-57)

Gerrit Cole

(7-6, 3.11)

-151

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Astros
9
Yankees
7

Game 1

8/25

Astros
3
Yankees
9

Game 2

8/26

Astros
Yankees

Game 3

8/27

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	66	67	.496	-	L1
Texas	66	68	.493	0.5	L2
Seattle	64	70	.478	2.5	L1
Athletics	53	81	.396	13.5	W2
Los Angeles	52	82	.388	14.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	79	54	.594	-	W1
New York	75	57	.568	3.5	W1
Boston	73	60	.549	6	L1
Toronto	65	69	.485	14.5	W1
Baltimore	65	69	.485	14.5	L1

Jordan and Urías homer as Cardinals beat Orioles 7-5 to snap 5-game losing streak

— Blaze Jordan and Ramón Urías homered early to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Thursday, snapping a five-game losing streak.

Cardinals avoid the sweep with 7-5 win over the Orioles

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Houston Astros @ New York Yankees

Yankees and Astros play to determine series winner

Probable Pitchers

Hayden WesneskiRHP, #39

Gerrit ColeRHP, #45

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

Cody BellingerLF #35 - NYY

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

Injury Report

Team Stats

Jordan and Urías homer as Cardinals beat Orioles 7-5 to snap 5-game losing streak

Cardinals avoid the sweep with 7-5 win over the Orioles

Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Friday: Strikeouts in the forecast for Peterson