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Game No. 78 Preview: Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees

Astros send out the doctor in hopes of picking up a series split with the Yankees.

Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports


Houston Astros (43-34) vs. New York Yankees (41-34), Jun 28, 2015 1:10 PM CDT

TV: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TV 
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
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Pitching matchup

RHP Collin McHugh (8-3, 4.80 ERA, 1.33 WHIP), RHP Michael Pineda (8-4, 4.25 ERA, 1.28 WHIP)

Preview

Saturday didn't go as planned for the Astros as Brett Oberholtzer imploded before our eyes and was sent down after the game. Houston send outs Collin McHugh to salvage a series split with the Bronx Bombers. I should say the Bronx Bombers starring Astro-Killer and Houston-born Chris Young. Young is batting .407/.445/.769 against the Astros at Minute Maid Park in his career.

Collin McHugh appears to have found himself once again, allowing just two runs over eight innings on Tuesday against the Angels. He could have had a scoreless outing if his attempted to field a ball -- it trickling away from him.

NEW YORK YANKEES CAREER STATISTICS VS. COLLIN MCHUGH
BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Garrett Jones"]">Garrett Jones 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.333 0.500 1.333 1.833
Brett Gardner"]">Brett Gardner 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400

Michael Pineda had a rough outing last go around, allowing eight earned runs over 3 1/3 innings against the Phillies.

HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. MICHAEL PINEDA
BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Robbie Grossman"]">Robbie Grossman 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667
Jake Marisnick"]">Jake Marisnick 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000
Colby Rasmus"]">Colby Rasmus 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.333
Luis Valbuena"]">Luis Valbuena 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000
Jose Altuve"]">Jose Altuve 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Chris Carter"]">Chris Carter 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.000 0.200 0.000 0.200
Jason Castro"]">Jason Castro 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333
Hank Conger"]">Hank Conger 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500
Marwin Gonzalez"]">Marwin Gonzalez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jon Singleton"]">Jon Singleton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000