Yankees southpaw Nestor Cortes has been great this season, but he had a 6.72 ERA in 79 career innings heading into this season. The Astros eat lefties up, wearing them out to the tune of .284/.352/.445 this season. On the flip side, Astros starter Jake Odorizzi has a 2.16 ERA since returning from the injured list on May 29, holding opponents to a .159/.220/.265 slash. The Astros have won four of his last five starts and the Yankees only hit .228/.319/.382 against righties. Plus, the Astros are simply the better team. The odds point to good action here.

Nestor Cortes Jr. has been solid so far this season, but the Astros have the highest wOBA in the league against lefties. Jake Odorizzi has been solid as well, but especially at home where he is 3-1 with a 2.84 ERA. He hasn’t allowed more than a run in any of his last four starts (all after the sticky substance ban). The Astros are 41-20 against teams over .500 this season, take the Astros at home.

This is a reasonable price on the Astros, who have won six of seven. Jake Odorizzi has allowed exactly one earned run over his last four stats, while the Yankees will start lefty reliever Nestor Cortes. Houston owns MLB's best OPS against southpaws (.797). Lay it.

Both teams played yesterday, but the Yankees had to travel from Seattle. Houston barely used its bullpen in a 2-1 home loss to Oakland, ending a six-game skid. This price feels fairly low with the Astros at home and facing fill-in Yanks starter Nestor Cortes, who surely won't go more than 3-4 innings. The lefty has a stellar 1.29 ERA in 21 innings, but this has to be a fluke if you look at his career numbers. Houston's Jake Odorizzi (3-3, 3.70) got a late start to the season due to injury but has been excellent of late, allowing just one earned run in his past four starts. The Yankees are 1-6 in their last seven games vs. a right-handed starter.