Nathan Eovaldi (14-3, 4.20 ERA) and Mike Fiers (7-10, 3.72 ERA) take the mound in the last of a three-game series between the New York Yankees (1-1) and the Houston Astros (1-1) at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the last game 16-6, and the series is currently tied 1-1. The game gets underway at 4:05 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 7 and can be seen on RTSW, YES and MLBN.
Eovaldi takes the hill after recording 154.1 innings last year, closing out the season with a 14-3 record, 4.20 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and 121 strikeouts. Starlin Castro (.625 ) continued his strong start to the season yesterday, going 4 for 5 with one run, one home run, and five RBIs. Fiers takes the hill on the other side. He pitched 181.1 innings last season, going 7-10 with a 3.72 ERA 1.25 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts. Carlos Correa (.556 ) has been hitting the ball well to start the season for the Astros, going 4 for 5 yesterday with two runs, two home runs, and two RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, New York is 1-0, while Houston is 0-1.
When outhit, the Yankees and the Astros both have records of 0-1.
Both New York and Houston are tied at eighth in home runs, hitting four this season.
Ranking 25th, Houston is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching four this season. New York ranks in the top five with 11.
The Yankees are 1-1 when they hit at least one home run. Houston has the same record when hitting one or more homers.
