Doubleheader Preview: New York Yankees @ Houston Astros

Quick Notes

The Yankees come to town today to conclude the season series between the two teams with a doubleheader that is being billed as one of the more exciting returns from the break. Originally meant to be a day off for both teams, these two games will make up for the series missed at the beginning of the season during the lockout. However, the tone for this series is quite different than if the teams had met back in April as originally planned.

Today’s set of games will give the two biggest AL powerhouses one final chance to test themselves against each other. So far the Astros hold serve with a 3-2 record across the five games already played, so a split would give them bragging rights…