Lance McCullers Jr. has the opportunity to close out the series vs. the Yankees in 4 straight games on Sunday. He has tossed just 8 games this season and has given up 2 or less runs in 7 of them. He didn't face the Yankees this season, always an advantage in the early going. He threw a gem against the Mariners in the last series, a 6 inning, 2 hit shutout. Now if he can just stay away from the bottle.

Lefty Nestor Cortes is the Yankees' last hope. He face the Astros in June, allowing three runs over five innings, and is particularly good in Yankee Stadium. Cortes had two solid outings in the Cleveland series, but this will be his second start on short rest.

There is unrest in the Yankees dugout, with players questioning Boone's decisions. The Yankees' big bats have done nothing against brilliant Astros' pitching, and a four game sweep does not seem outside of probability. Houston is still in a better position as far as pitching goes, and it is all smooth sailing under the wise hands of Dusty Baker. McCullers has an extra day's rest. It is the Astros' bats that have done the damage; the Yankees managed just 3 hits against 6 Astros pitchers on Saturday.

Take the Astros, a small underdog, to finish the Yankees in four.