On deck: Astros at New York Yankees

When/where: Today at 12:05 p.m., Tuesday at 6:05 p.m., Wednesday at 5:35 p.m.; Yankee Stadium. TV/radio: ATTSW and ESPN; 790 AM and 850 AM/101.7 FM (Spanish). Pitchers: Today, RHP Justin Verlander (6-2, 1.08) vs. RHP Domingo German (0-2, 5.59); Tuesday, RHP Charlie Morton (7-0, 2.04) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (2-1, 3.55); Wednesday, LHP Dallas Keuchel (3-6, 3.39) vs. RHP Luis Severino (7-1, 2.28).

Astros (34-20) update: Justin Verlander’s MLB-best 1.08 ERA is the lowest by a pitcher after his first 11 starts of a season since Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez had a 0.78 ERA at that juncture in 2010. … In 22 games (21 starts) with the Astros (including the postseason), Verlander is 15-3 with a 1.36 ERA and a .156 opponents’ batting average. In 1451⁄3 innings, he has 174 strikeouts. … With back-to-back, four-hit games, Jose Altuve has raised his average from .308 to .330.

Yankees (33-16) update: New York, coming off a 3-1 home win over the Angels on Sunday, has the majors’ second-best record and has won 15 of its last 18 home games. … The Yankees lead the majors in home runs (83) and slugging (.467). … 2017 AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge hit his 70th career homer in his 231st career game Saturday, becoming the quickest player in major league history to get there in terms of games played. Ryan Howard held the previous mark at 233 games. … Rookie second baseman Gleyber Torres homered in four straight games from last Monday through Friday, becoming the youngest player in AL history to do so (at 21 years, 163 days old).