Francisco Alvarez’s New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, who will be sending Spencer Strider to the mound, match up at on Saturday, August 12. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Alvarez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -126 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Atlanta Braves
- The Braves will hand the ball to Strider (12-4) for his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw 2 2/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up six earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 24-year-old’s 3.94 ERA ranks 35th, 1.126 WHIP ranks 16th, and 14.4 K/9 ranks first among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The Braves strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
- The Braves have the eighth-best ERA (3.92) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.290 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Braves have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 124 home runs allowed.
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Francisco Alvarez Stats vs. the Braves
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Charlie Morton | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2023 | Spencer Strider | 2-for-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 6/7/2023 | Charlie Morton | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2023 | Charlie Morton | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2023 | Max Fried | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Charlie Morton | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Kyle Wright | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Max Fried | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Alvarez Stats and Trends
- In 55.4% of his games this season (46-of-83), Alvarez has recorded a hit. In 15 of those games (18.1%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- He has hit a home run in 21.7% of his games this season (83 contests), going yard in 6.9% of his trips to the dish.
- In 42.2% of his games this season (35 of 83), he has touched home plate at least one time. In six of those games (7.2%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- Alvarez has driven in at least one run 25 times this season in 83 tries (30.1%), including driving in more than one run in 14.5% of games (12 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on six occasions.
- In 50 of 83 games this year (60.2%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 18 of those games (21.7%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | GP | 44 |
| 21 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (56.8%) |
| 4 (10.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (25%) |
| 14 (35.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (47.7%) |
| 5 (12.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (29.5%) |
| 9 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (36.4%) |
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