The Yankees have been the big early season success story, but the Astros have won eight of their last 10 and have the better pitcher going.

Dallas Keuchel is looking like his Cy Young Award self of two seasons ago going 5-0 with a 1.88 ERA. He is 4-2 lifetime versus the Yankees with a 1.41 ERA in six starts. Houston is 21-5 the past 26 times Keuchel has pitched on five day's rest, too. Houston is 4-0 in his last four road starts.

Yankees starter Michael Pineda has looked good, too, during his last five starts. This isn't so much a fade on him but a chance to take Keuchel as an underdog.

The spot isn't that great either for the Yankees returning from a five-game road trip.