Summary
The New York Yankees are likely to enter the playoffs as a wild card team. A Yankees insider suggested that the best first-round opponent for them would be the Houston Astros, despite past playoff losses to the Astros. The Yankees have games left with teams that have losing records but trail the Toronto Blue Jays by four games.
Key Facts
- The Yankees have a 99.5% chance of making the playoffs according to Fangraphs.
- They are expected to be a wild card team, trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by four games.
- The Yankees will play 13 more games, all against teams with losing records.
- Yankees insider Chris Kirschner from The Athletic suggested the Astros as the ideal playoff opponent.
- The Astros have beaten the Yankees in playoffs, going 4-0 since 2015.
- This season, Yankees and Astros each won three games against each other.
- The Astros' starting and bullpen ERAs are 14th and 18th, respectively, since the All-Star break.
- Jose Altuve, a key Astros player, has underperformed recently, and Josh Hader might not pitch in October.
