How Chiefs' selection of Garrett Nussmeier impacts Patrick Mahomes
How Garrett Nussmeier's draft impacts Patrick Mahomes' future with the Chiefs
The New York Yankees aim for their ninth consecutive win against the Houston Astros, with Luis Gil starting for the Yankees and Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros. Both pitchers have struggled with walks, setting the stage for a potentially high-scoring game.
Itās been a good week. The Yankees swept Boston and likely played a non-insignificant role in that orgās excising the majority of its MLB coaching staff (including skipper Alex Cora), and then New York came down to Houston and have taken the first two games against their hated Astros. Last nightās win was driven by the clubās patience, as Houston hurlers allowed ten walks in nine innings, spotting the Yankees a ton of traffic. The Yanks have won eight games in a row and seek their first nine-game winning streak since 2022.
This may be a key to the game today, as Astrosā starter Spencer Arrighetti has had walk problems in his first two MLB seasons, and has walked 15 percent (!) of the batters heās faced across his first two starts. Heās benefitted from some sequencing and some luck, as he hasnāt allowed a home run in 11 innings, and just three runs overall. However, heās faced Cleveland and Colorado, not exactly offenses known for hitting the ball out of the park. Nobody in baseball walks more than the Yankees do, and only the Dodgers have hit more home runs. Arrighetti might just look like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs today.
Meanwhile, the Yankees send Luis Gil to the bump, his fourth start in 2026 and he hasnāt exactly impressed with his results. Heās issuing virtually a walk for every strikeout, and has just a .143 BABIP against so far this year. He increasingly looks like a player that shouldnāt be in an MLB rotation, and we could see some very real fireworks today with these two pitchers squaring off ā then again, just saying that makes a 2-1 nailbiter all the more likely.
The New York Yankees are on an eight-game winning streak, while the Houston Astros are looking to break their losing streak against the Yankees.
Luis Gil has struggled with a high walk rate and low BABIP, while Spencer Arrighetti has also faced issues with walks, allowing 15% of batters to reach base via walk in his first two starts.
Giancarlo Stanton's absence leaves a gap in the lineup, prompting Ben Rice to take a half day off as DH and Paul Goldschmidt to fill in at first base.
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On the offensive side, itās another day without the recovering Giancarlo Stanton. Ben Rice will get half a day off as he slides into the DH role and Paul Goldschmidt takes over the cold corner and bats sixth. J.C. Escarra spells Austin Wells after a night game and will be your catcher.
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Location: Daikin Park ā Houston, TX
First Pitch: 2:10 pm EDT
TV broadcast: YES / Space City Home Network
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280
Online stream: MLB.tv
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