How to watch Yankees vs. Astros: TV channel and streaming options for April 24

The New York Yankees and Houston Astros square off on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at Daikin Park. Will Warren (2-0, 2.49 ERA) will start for the Yankees, who are 16-9 this season and first in the AL East. Lance McCullers (1-1, 6.20 ERA) is the expected starter for the Astros, who are 10-16 and fifth in the AL West.

How to watch New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros

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Injury reports

Yankees

Anthony Volpe: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Rodon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Astros

Joey Loperfido: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jake Meyers: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jeremy Pena: 10 Day IL (Knee), Nick Allen: 10 Day IL (Back), Cody Bolton: 15 Day IL (Back), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Tatsuya Imai: 15 Day IL (Arm), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Dustin Harris: day-to-day (Hand)

Stats to know

• Ben Rice is hitting for a .311 BA, .453 OBP and .716 SLG with a 29.5% strikeout rate and a 20% walk rate. His OPS is 1.169, which ranks 2nd in MLB, and he has scored 21 runs. In 95 plate appearances, he has hit eight home runs (5th in MLB) and driven in 18 runs (18th in MLB).
• In 109 plate appearances, Aaron Judge is hitting .242/.361/.571 with a .933 OPS and five steals on six attempts. He has hit nine long balls (4th in MLB), driven in 17 runs and scored 21 times.
• Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .347/.466/.779 this season with 11 home runs (1st in MLB), 26 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of 1.245 (1st in MLB). He has a 9.3% strikeout rate and a 16.1% walk rate in 118 plate appearances, and he has scored 20 total runs.
• In 106 plate appearances, Christian Walker has hit five long balls, tallied 18 RBIs (18th in MLB) and scored 16 runs. He is batting .264/.358/.505 and has posted a 16% strikeout rate and a 12.3% walk rate.

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