Aaron Judge leads the New York Yankees (77-61) into a matchup with Jeremy Pena and the Houston Astros (76-63) on Wednesday at 8:10 p.m. ET at Daikin Park. Judge is hitting .325, the best batting average in MLB, for the favored Yankees (-128), while Pena ranks fifth in MLB play with a .304 batting average this season for the underdog Astros (+108). New York has Will Warren starting, while Houston counters with Jason Alexander.

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Yankees vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-128)
• Underdog: Astros (+108)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have gone 67-49 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 57.8% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -128 or shorter, New York has a record of 61-40 (60.4%).
• The Yankees have a 56.1% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 137 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for New York, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-65-6).
• The Yankees are 63-74-0 against the spread this season.

Yankees hitting info

• Judge has racked up a team-best batting average of .325, and leads the Yankees in home runs (43) and runs batted in (97).
• Judge’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks seventh in RBI in MLB.
• Judge has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, two home runs, six walks and two RBIs.
• Cody Bellinger is batting .279 with 23 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs and 42 walks.
• Among all MLB batters, Bellinger ranks 29th in homers and 20th in RBI.
• Bellinger brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBIs.
• Trent Grisham is batting .248 with nine doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 67 walks.
• Jazz Chisholm has 13 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 54 walks while batting .243.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
• New York has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.90).
• The Yankees average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.256).
• Yankees pitchers combine to allow 149 home runs (1.1 per game), the 10th-fewest in the majors.
• New York defeated the Astros 7-1 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been underdogs in 45 games this season and won 26 (57.8%) of those contests.
• Houston has a record of 16-12, a 57.1% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +108 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Astros have a 48.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Houston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 62 of 139 chances this season.
• The Astros have an ATS record of 69-70-0 in 139 games with a spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve leads Houston in home runs this season with 24 while driving in 68 runs.
• Altuve ranks 39th in homers and 63rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Pena is batting .304 to lead Houston, while adding 14 homers and 51 runs batted in this season.
• Pena currently is 126th in home runs and 134th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Yainer Diaz is slashing .253/.283/.413 this season for the Astros.
• Diaz enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .158 with two doubles and an RBI.
• Christian Walker leads Houston in runs batted in (74) this season. He’s batting .235 while slugging .406.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the majors.
• Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.85 ERA this year, eighth-best in baseball.
• Astros pitchers have a 1.220 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• The Astros have given up the 19th-fewest long balls so far this season with 168 home runs allowed.
• Houston pitchers struck out 13 Yankees hitters while allowing 11 base hits in a 7-1 loss its last time out.