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Over his last five starts, since July 28, Gerrit Cole has a 4-1 record with a 1.47 ERA.
The Yankees' ace is scheduled to take the mound in Thursday night's series finale against Houston at Yankee Stadium, against the Astros ' Hayden Wesneski.
A former Yankees draft pick (2019, 6th round), Wesneski (3-1, 4.23 ERA) was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago Cubs at the 2022 MLB trade deadline for reliever Scott Effross.
After the 2024 season, the right-handed Wesneski was sent by the Cubs to Houston - along with Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith - in exchange for Kyle Tucker.
Of note for the Yankees, beyond the hot-hitting Luis Garcia Jr. and contributions lately by Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr., Spencer Jones has hit safely in 10 of his last 13 games, with an .872 OPS in that span.
In Wednesday night's 9-3 Yankees win against Houston, the Yanks' Ben Rice reached base four times (tying a career high) and belted his 35th homer of the year.
Rice has played 10 career games against the Astros, and he's batting .361 against Houston pitching (13-for-36) with three doubles and two homers.
Here is the Yankees' Thursday night lineup:
Trent Grisham, CF
Ben Rice, DH
Luis Garcia Jr., 1B
Cody Bellinger, LF
George Lombard Jr., SS
Spencer Jones, RF
Jazz Chisholm Jr., 2B
Austin Wells, C
Jose Caballero, 3B
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Yankees announce Thursday night lineup vs. Astros
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