Hiram Moreno
The American League Championship Series between Astros vs Yankees has been, so far, completely one-sided, so much so that this Game 4 could define whether one team gets access to the World Series or not in this MLB 2022 postseason.
You have been able to follow all the action of this defining instance of the MLB campaign at JefeBet, where we have brought you the best predictions, odds and the information for the games that have been played, and this Houston Astros vs New York Yankees will not be an exception.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Astros vs Yankees MLB Postseason Game 4 on on October 23, 2022.
- Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York.
- When: Sunday, October 23, 2022, 7:07 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Houston Astros
- Regular season record: 106-56
- Regular season vs Yankees: 5-2
- Runline of BetMGM: -208
- Moneyline of BetMGM: +105
- Over/Under from BetMGM (6.5): -120 / +100
The Houston Astros have dominated this series from start to finish, and while the first two wins were by just one run difference, yesterday the Texas team won 5-0 against the Yankees, who had Gerrit Cole, their best starter. The arrive to this game with a lot of confidence and they will try to finish the series in New York.
They will have the invaluable help of Lance McCullers Jr., who pitched 6.0 innings without allowing a run against Seattle in his previous postseason appearance, and who hopes to help his team win the game and get a ticket to the World Series for the second consecutive campaign.
Starting pitcher: Lance McCullers Jr. (4-2, 2.27 ERA, 1.24 WHIP)
Injured: Michael Brantley (shoulder), Jason Castro (knee), Josh James (forearm).
Betting on the New York Yankees
- Regular Season Record: 99-63
- Regular season vs Astros: 2-5
- Runline of Unibet: +180
- Moneyline from Unibet: -122
- Over/Under from Unibet (6.5): -113 / -106
The New York Yankees, who seemed to be the leading candidate to win the World Series in the first half of this season, are one loss away from saying goodbye to that dream. The team had a poor second half of the campaign, and has not been able to get back on track this postseason. They had to play a final, and a decisive game against Cleveland in the divisional round. They are just one loss away from being swept from this series.
They will send Nestor Cortés to the hill to try to avoid that fate. Cortés already knows what it is like to be on this stage, as he was in charge of opening the fifth game of the series against the Guardians, game in which he allowed 3 hits and 1 run in 5.0 innings. He will, once again, have a lot of pressure over his shoulders.
Starting Pitcher: Nestor Cortés (12-4, 2.44 ERA, 0.95 WHIP)
Injured: Zach Britton (shoulder), Chad Green (elbow), Michael King (elbow), Luis Gil (elbow), Stephen Ridings (shoulder), Ron Marinaccio (calf).
JefeBet Prediction
This game, like the other games in this series, will be quite evenly matched as these are two very good teams. However, the Yankees offense has been struggling through this postseason. They have scored just four runs in this series so far, and McCullers Jr. has already shown that having started the quite late will not prevent him from shining in this postseason.
Nestor Cortes has done a tremendous job at this stage of the campaign, but the Astros have figured out his delivery before, scoring 3 runs and connecting on 5 hits against him in 5.0 innings during the regular season.
Should these numbers hold up, and with the Yankees offense being so anemic, it is possible that the Astros sweep the series, and we believe that will be the case.
Prediction: Houston Astros Moneyline (HOU 4 – NYY 2)
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