The upcoming contest between Matt Thaiss’ Los Angeles Angels and the Houston Astros (with Justin Verlander getting the start) is scheduled for Friday, August 11 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Thaiss
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Verlander (6-6) will take the mound for the Astros, his 18th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw seven innings against the New York Yankees, giving up two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 40-year-old has pitched to a 3.11 ERA this season with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.9 walks per nine across 17 games.
- The Astros average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
- The Astros have the fifth-best ERA (3.82) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.282 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Astros have given up 139 home runs so far this season (the 17th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Matt Thaiss Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/16/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 7/14/2023 | J.P. France | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | J.P. France | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/2/2023 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/1/2023 | Ronel Blanco | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/11/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Thaiss Stats and Trends
- Thaiss has recorded a hit in 37 of 81 games this season (45.7%), with multiple base hits in 11 of those contests (13.6%).
- Out of the 81 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s homered in seven contests (8.6%), hitting a home run in 2.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 28.4% of his contests this year (23 of 81), with two or more runs scored in four of them (4.9%).
- In 23.5% of his contests this year (19 of 81), Thaiss has picked up at least one RBI. In eight of those games (9.9%) he recorded more than one RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in one game.
- In 66.7% of his 81 games this season, he has struck out (54 times). He’s also had 17 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (21.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | GP | 38 |
| 22 (51.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 15 (39.5%) |
| 4 (9.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (18.4%) |
| 13 (30.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (26.3%) |
| 4 (9.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (7.9%) |
| 12 (27.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (18.4%) |
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