Astros bring 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Yankees

Updated Mar. 31, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

New York Yankees (3-0) vs. Houston Astros (0-3)

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (0-0); Astros: J.P. France (0-0)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Astros -127, Yankees +106; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros aim to end a three-game slide when they play the New York Yankees.

Houston went 90-72 overall and 39-42 at home last season. The Astros slugged .437 as a team last season with 3.2 extra base hits per game.

New York went 82-80 overall and 40-41 on the road last season. The Yankees slugged .397 with a .304 on-base percentage as a team in the 2023 season.

INJURIES: Astros: Penn Murfee: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Oliver Ortega: 15-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 15-Day IL (forearm), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (hit by pitch), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (foot), Oswald Peraza: 10-Day IL (shoulder), McKinley Moore: 15-Day IL (knee), Tommy Kahnle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jasson Dominguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (back)

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