{"id":210093,"date":"2026-04-26T05:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210093\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T05:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:26:32","slug":"new-york-yankees-houston-astros-ryan-weathers-vs-mike-burrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210093\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees @ Houston Astros: Ryan Weathers vs. Mike Burrows"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Yankees are rolling, and suddenly the offense looks awake again. After a brief April slowdown that had some fans uneasy, New York has responded with the type of outburst everyone had been waiting for. After feasting on the Royals in the Bronx, sweeping Boston<\/a> at Fenway Park, and then opening the Houston<\/a> series with an emphatic win, the mood has quickly changed around this club.<\/p>\n

Now the Yankees will look to make it eight consecutive victories on Saturday night. That would match their longest winning streak from all of last year (September 20-28, to end the season). Winning streaks can disappear quickly over a long season, but right now, New York is playing with confidence, getting production throughout the lineup, and stacking wins against rivals on the road.<\/p>\n

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Before first pitch, the Yankees officially reinstated Ryan Weathers from the paternity list<\/a>. The left-hander returns after welcoming a healthy baby boy and will take the mound looking to add another chapter to an already strong start in pinstripes. In a corresponding move, right-hander Angel Chivilli<\/a> was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to April 23, with right shoulder discomfort. Jake Bird<\/a> had been recalled to take Weathers\u2019 spot on the roster and will remain in the bullpen. So the \u2019pen will be a situation worth monitoring as the Yankees continue this road trip.<\/p>\n

Weathers gets the ball coming off his best start of his still-young Yankees career. The left-hander fired 7.1 scoreless innings against Kansas City<\/a> in his last outing while striking out eight. He has piled up 18 K\u2019s over his last two starts. The overall numbers have been mixed across starts thanks to some Angels homers, but the stuff passes the eye test.<\/p>\n

This outing also marks Weathers\u2019 first start as a father. Baseball players believe in routines, lucky charms, and hot streaks, but few forces are stronger than Dad Strength. The Yankees will hope this new chapter helps Weathers continue building toward the arm the front office believed he could become when he was acquired this offseason.<\/p>\n

Houston counters with right-hander Mike Burrows<\/a>, a newer addition to the Astros<\/a> after arriving from Pittsburgh<\/a> in a three-way trade that sent longtime Rays<\/a> second baseman Brandon Lowe<\/a> to the Bucs (among other player moves<\/a>). Burrows works with a four-pitch mix built around his changeup, but he enters this start searching for better results after allowing 10 earned runs across his last 10.2 innings.<\/p>\n

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The Astros\u2019 pitching staff as a whole has been one of baseball\u2019s strangest groups so far. Houston enters tonight last in Major League Baseball with a 5.97 ERA and has walked 22 more batters than the second-worst Angels. Yet Houston also ranks top three in strikeouts, meaning the raw stuff can still dominate if opponents lose patience. That makes the Yankees\u2019 offensive approach especially important tonight. If New York forces deep counts, accepts free passes, and avoids chasing, there should be opportunities to create traffic and keep pressure on Houston pitching.<\/p>\n

Houston\u2019s larger issue is simply health. The Astros currently have 16 players on the big-league injured list, including notable names such as Hunter Brown<\/a>, Josh Hader<\/a>, Cristian Javier<\/a>, Jeremy Pe\u00f1a<\/a>, Ronel Blanco<\/a>, Jake Meyers<\/a>, and others. It is a bruised roster, particularly on the pitching side, and one that has been forced to patch together innings throughout the opening month. Even with those absences, the Astros still bring a dangerous lineup for Weathers to navigate. Houston leans on veteran bats and middle-order power, so the Yankees\u2019 southpaw will need sharp command from the opening inning.<\/p>\n

The Yankees lineup card has a slightly different look tonight, and it starts with Trent Grisham<\/a> at the top. Grisham leads off ahead of Ben Rice<\/a> and Aaron Judge<\/a>, giving New York two left-handed bats before its superstar slugger. Cody Bellinger<\/a> slots cleanup, followed by the red-hot Jazz Chisholm Jr.<\/a> and tonight\u2019s designated hitter, Amed Rosario<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This alignment gives Aaron Boone a balanced mix of speed, on-base ability, and power with a fun lefty-lefty-righty split. Grisham and Rice can set the table, Judge remains the centerpiece, and Bellinger protects in the spot behind Judge. With Jazz<\/a> and Rosario hitting behind them, there should be traffic throughout the order if the Yankees stay patient.<\/p>\n

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Austin Wells<\/a> catches, while Ryan McMahon<\/a> and Jos\u00e9 Caballero<\/a> round out the lower third of the lineup. One major storyline is Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>, who exited Friday\u2019s game with an injury and is absent from tonight\u2019s lineup. He will not be going on the IL yet as the club continues to evaluate the severity of the injury and what makes sense from a roster logistics perspective (mostly unsaid in all this is that Anthony Volpe<\/a> is expected back soon himself but isn\u2019t quite ready to return from his rehab assignment).<\/p>\n

A theme during this seven-game runR has been really good pitching and an offense that either produces four runs or hangs a football number on the scoreboard. With the weather finally turning the corner across the country, perhaps the bats are warming up too and can keep giving the pitching staff some comfortable leads.<\/p>\n

Winning streaks can feel ordinary or sudden while they are happening, but they are not. If the Yankees keep taking care of business against clubs like Boston and Houston, this could become one of the stretches that matters in the final standings when the season ends. So here is to seven in a row, and hoping for eight tonight!<\/p>\n

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Location: Daikin Park \u2014 Houston, TX<\/p>\n

First Pitch: 7:10 pm EDT<\/p>\n

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