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The Houston Astros (65-51) and New York Yankees (61-55) will battle on Saturday at Yankee Stadium, starting at 2:05 p.m. ET.
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The Houston Astros will hand the ball to Framber Valdez (11-5, 2.83 ERA), who is looking for win No. 12 on the season, and the Yankees will turn to Luis Gil (0-1, 13.50 ERA).
Astros Probable Starter: Framber Valdez
- Valdez (11-5 with a 2.83 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 140 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Astros, his 23rd of the season.
- His last time out came on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, when the lefty tossed six innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 31-year-old has a 2.83 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .219 to opposing batters.
- Valdez enters this outing with 16 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Valdez will look to build on a 19-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.4 frames per appearance).
- In five of his 22 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- The opposing Yankees offense has a collective .249 batting average, and is 13th in the league with 981 total hits and second in MLB action with 590 runs scored. It has the best slugging percentage (.445) and ranks first in home runs (182) in all of MLB.
- The 31-year-old’s 2.83 ERA ranks 13th, 1.121 WHIP ranks 19th, and 9.3 K/9 ranks 21st among qualifying pitchers this season.
Valdez’s Game Props
- Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 6.5 (Over Odds: +110)
- Hits Allowed Prop: Over/Under 5.5 (Over Odds: +110)
Valdez’s Recent Appearances
Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB at Red Sox Aug. 3 6.0 7 6 5 3 1 vs. Nationals July 28 6.0 3 1 1 12 2 at Diamondbacks July 22 7.0 7 1 1 4 1 vs. Rangers July 12 6.0 4 1 0 10 0 at Dodgers July 5 6.0 7 4 4 7 2
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Yankees Probable Starter: Luis Gil
- The Yankees’ Gil will make his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, throwing 3 1/3 innings and giving up five earned runs.
- He has an ERA of 13.50, a batting average against of .357 and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings in one game this season.
- The Astros have scored 502 runs this season, which ranks 17th in MLB. They have 1013 hits, fourth in baseball, with 128 home runs (15th in the league).
Gil’s Game Props
- Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 4.5 (Over Odds: -160)
- Hits Allowed Prop: Over/Under 4.5 (Over Odds: -115)
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Astros vs. Yankees Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
- TV: MLB Network, YES, and SCHN
- Location: The Bronx, New York
- Venue: Yankee Stadium
- TV: MLB Network, YES, and SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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