Houston at New York

Houston has the intangibles, not feeling any pressure up 3-0 while the Yankees are wilting under the pressure of sky-high expectations. Houston also has the stats. During the regular season, the Astros were eighth in runs scored, and seventh in on-base percentage, while the pitching was second in ERA (2.80 ERA). Houston has won all six playoff games despite Jose Altuve batting 1-for-28. The Astros are 45-15 against winning teams along with a 38-18 run on the road. New York starter Nestor Cortes has a 5.40 ERA against Houston this season. The all-or-nothing New York home-run offense is batting .161 (40-for-248) in the playoffs, including .128 in this series. With the Yankees 23-33 versus winning teams in the second half of the season, get out the brooms and back the talented and confident visitors. Play Houston.