Kyle Higashioka’s New York Yankees and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Cristian Javier to the mound, go head to head at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, August 3. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -135 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -106 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Javier (7-2) to the mound for his 21st start this season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed three hits in six innings pitched against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.33, a 2.94 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.194 in 20 games this season.
- The Astros have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the second-best ERA (3.78) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.274 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The Astros have allowed 126 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 15th in MLB.
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Kyle Higashioka Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2022 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/10/2021 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/6/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2021 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Higashioka Stats and Trends
- Higashioka has picked up a hit in 28 of 57 games this season, with multiple hits in eight of them.
- He has homered in 10.5% of his games in 2023 (six of 57), which amounts to 3.2% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 14 of 57 games played this season (24.6%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Higashioka has tallied at least one RBI in 22 out of 57 games this year (38.6%). He has collected more than one RBI in four of those games (7.0%).
- He has fanned 37 times this season in 57 games played (64.9%), including 13 times striking out multiple times (22.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | GP | 28 |
| 12 (41.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 16 (57.1%) |
| 4 (13.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (14.3%) |
| 9 (31.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (17.9%) |
| 5 (17.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.6%) |
| 11 (37.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (39.3%) |
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