T.M. Selection: New York Yankees.

I like the New York Yankees to win this game against the Houston Astros on Thursday. The Yankees have looked really good all year being the best team in the league at the moment. They have looked really good in their games lately too and they just avoided another loss last night after erasing a 4-0 deficit against the Rays to win 5-4. This team has been really resilient all year and they just don't lose a lot of games since they have been on a tear all year. I think they are going to continue their hot streak here and win another game here against the 2nd best team in the AL at the moment. The Yankees have looked great all year but they have looked even better in their home games. Jameson Taillon (8-1, 2.70 ERA) is up for the Yankees here and he has looked great all year for them. He has only had a few rough starts this year and even then, he only had 1 start where he gave up more than 3 runs in a game this year. I expect him to be his usual self in this game and the Astros haven't been a great team with their batting this year anyway. I see Taillon shutting the door on them here and I expect a lot of run support for him here too. Framber Valdez (7-3, 2.78 ERA) is up for the Astros here and he has also looked good this year in a majority of his starts, but he has also looked shaky in his 3 most recent starts. He has given up a lot of runs during this time as well as hits and he has also been walking more batters than usual. I think the Yankees will take advantage of anything like that in this game and I don't see Valdez having a really large margin for error here. I see the Yankees busting him open for runs here while Taillon keeps this game at bay for the Yankees. I like the Yankees to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-1 Yankees.