Houston Chronicle

On deck: N.Y. Yankees at Astros

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When/where: 7:10 p.m. today, Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. Thursday; Minute Maid Park.

TV/radio: ATTSW: 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish), 01.7 FM (Spanish).

Pitchers: Today, RHP Charlie Morton (3-0, 1.86) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (1-1, 7.71); Tuesday, RHP Justin Verlander (4-0, 1.36) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-0, 3.76); Wednesday, LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-4, 4.00) vs. RHP Luis Severino (4-1, 2.61); Thursday, RHP Lance McCullers Jr. vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (4-2, 4.37).

Astros update: With their 19-10 start, they have matched last year’s team for the best 29-game start in club history. … The last time Morton faced the Yankees was in Game 7 of the ALCS at Minute Maid Park, when he worked five innings and combined with McCullers on a three-hit shutout. … Jose Altuve is 7-for-15 (.467) in his last four games, and his .351 batting average ranks third in the majors. … The Astros have played 10 consecutiv­e errorless games. An error by pitcher Gerrit Cole on April 18 is their only error in the last 19 games.

Yankees update: Shortstop Didi Gregorius entered Sunday night’s game against Angels as the majors’ leader in slugging (.800) and RBIs (30) and was second in batting average (.356). … Aaron Judge isn’t having any kind of a sophomore slump. Through Saturday, he had a .330/.463/ .608 slash line with seven home runs. …In his first season in pinstripes, Giancarlo Stanton is off to a .236/.317/.434 start with 39 strikeouts in 106 at-bats. He has five home runs.

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