Houston at NY Yankees 7:05 ET
Yankees over Astros- The Yankees attempt to win their fourth straight game when they host the Houston Astros on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. The New York Yankees have reached 10 games above .500 for the first time just 36 games into the season, one indicator of how strongly they've started 2024. The Yankees are 23-13 after finishing a three-game home sweep of the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. They returned to Yankee Stadium after dropping three of four to the Baltimore Orioles. Soto produced a few big moments in New York's season-opening four-game sweep at Houston, when he went 9-for-17, and his showing helped the Yankees run their winning streak over the Astros to seven games. Houston's four losses to the Yankees might have set the tone for the team's rough start. The Astros are 5-3 in their past eight games since losing 19 of their first 26. Justin Verlander (1-0, 2.08 ERA) makes his fourth start since returning from a shoulder injury. Verlander is 10-9 with a 3.41 ERA in 27 regular-season starts against the Yankees, though he was 0-2 with a 5.54 ERA in two starts against them last year after Houston acquired him from the New York Mets. The Yankees' Luis Gil (2-1, 3.19) opens the series with his first career start against Houston. Play YANKEES!