Francisco Alvarez and the New York Mets will hit the field at Citi Field on Tuesday, August 15, where they will square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Bailey Falter. The game will begin at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Alvarez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -121 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -123 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Falter (0-7) for his 10th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed four innings while giving up four earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 5.21, 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .315 in 10 games this season.
- The Pirates average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.62 this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.401 WHIP this season.
- With just 131 homers allowed, the Pirates rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
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Francisco Alvarez Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2023 | Quinn Priester | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/11/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2023 | Rich Hill | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Alvarez Stats and Trends
- Alvarez has collected a base hit 46 times this year in 85 games played (54.1%), including multiple knocks on 15 occasions (17.6%).
- He has hit a home run in 18 of 85 games in 2023 (21.2%), which is 6.8% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run in 41.2% of his contests this year (35 of 85), with two or more runs scored in six of those games (7.1%).
- Alvarez has driven in at least one run in 29.4% of his games this season (25 of 85), including more than one RBI in 12 of those games (14.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 61.2% of his games this season (52 of 85), striking out multiple times in 19 of those contests (22.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 44 |
| 21 (51.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (56.8%) |
| 4 (9.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (25.0%) |
| 14 (34.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (47.7%) |
| 5 (12.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (29.5%) |
| 9 (22.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (36.4%) |
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