Mike Moustakas’ Los Angeles Angels and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Justin Verlander to the mound, go head to head at Minute Maid Park on Friday, August 11. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Moustakas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to Verlander (6-6) for 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 in 17 games this season with an ERA of 3.11, a 2.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.155.
- The Astros have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.82 this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.282 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- With 139 homers allowed, the Astros rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Mike Moustakas Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/16/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/15/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/14/2023 | J.P. France | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Moustakas Stats and Trends
- Moustakas has a hit in 61.3% of his games this year (49 of 80), and he posted multiple hits in 18 of those contests (22.5%).
- In 13.8% of his games this season, he has gone yard (11 of 80). He’s hit a round-tripper in 4% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 34 times this season in 80 games played (42.5%), including five games with more than one run (6.3%).
- Moustakas has picked up an RBI in 26 of 80 games this year, including multiple RBI in 10 of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- In 57.5% of his 80 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (46 times). He’s also had 18 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (22.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | GP | 38 |
| 25 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (63.2%) |
| 8 (19.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (26.3%) |
| 18 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 16 (42.1%) |
| 9 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.3%) |
| 17 (40.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (23.7%) |
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