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Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026Yankee Stadium7:05 PM ETPreview
HOU · Away · 66-66

Houston Astros

AL West · 1st · —
—:—
7:05 PM ET
H2H 3–3
NYY · Home · 74-57

New York Yankees

AL East · 4th · 3.5 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
Peter Lambert RHP
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.68
80th
WHIP
1.20
63rd
K/9
8.83
75th
BB/9
3.53
134th
FIP
3.80
HR/9
0.88
47th
OPS/R
0.751
IP
122.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.05
Road ERA2.98
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.29
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TBD —
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
—
WHIP
—
—
K/9
—
—
BB/9
—
—
FIP
—
HR/9
—
—
OPS/R
—
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA—
Road ERA—
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Astros vs — (TBD)
8th
in MLB
0.737OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs RHP (Peter Lambert)
20th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Houston Astros
Stat
New York Yankees
0.243 (18th)
Batting Average
0.243 (29th)
0.730 (9th)
OPS
0.730 (16th)
176 (5th)
Home Runs
176 (2nd)
605 (10th)
Runs Scored
605 (18th)
4.65 (25th)
Team ERA
4.65 (1st)
1.37 (24th)
Team WHIP
1.37 (4th)
8.84 (9th)
K/9 (Starters)
8.84 (8th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Astros
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.59
0.48
0.52
0.52
0.55
0.45
0.42
0.56
0.42
Runs Allowed
0.58
0.50
0.65
0.66
0.80
0.36
0.52
0.44
0.32
Yankees
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.49
0.45
0.65
0.34
0.41
0.50
0.57
0.59
0.48
Runs Allowed
0.46
0.28
0.48
0.43
0.38
0.40
0.33
0.55
0.26
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Yankees vs — Peter Lambert
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Aaron Judge
R
0.248
0.890
17
0
2
Luis García Jr.
L
0.310
0.918
27
0
3
Ben Rice
L
0.251
0.911
34
0
4
Cody Bellinger
L
0.263
0.790
12
0
5
Paul Goldschmidt
R
0.201
0.576
16
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
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Last 10 games
Houston Astros (4–6)
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
New York Yankees (6–4)
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played
Weather at game time
Yankee Stadium
☁
72°F
—
WindS 4 mph
Precip Chance0%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Astros @ Yankees
HOU
—— flat
NYY
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 26, 2026)
AL West
1Houston Astros66-66-
2Texas Rangers66-670.5
3Athletics52-8114.5
4Los Angeles Angels52-8114.5
5Seattle Mariners64-692.5
AL East
1Tampa Bay Rays78-54-
2Baltimore Orioles64-6814.0
3Toronto Blue Jays64-6914.5
4New York Yankees74-573.5
5Boston Red Sox73-595.0
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