Willi Castro returns to action when the Minnesota Twins square off against the Detroit Tigers and starting pitcher Reese Olson at Target Field on Wednesday, August 16. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Castro
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- The Tigers will send Olson (2-5) to the mound for his 11th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins while allowing two hits.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.45, a 3.63 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.137 in 13 games this season.
- The Tigers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.49 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- Tigers pitchers have a 1.272 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
- The Tigers have allowed 141 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 16th in MLB play.
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Willi Castro Stats vs. the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | Reese Olson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Alex Faedo | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/8/2023 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Joey Wentz | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/25/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 6/24/2023 | Reese Olson | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2023 | Joey Wentz | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 6/18/2023 | Will Vest | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2023 | Joey Wentz | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/15/2023 | Matthew Boyd | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Castro Stats and Trends
- Castro has picked up a hit in 50 out of 89 games this season (56.2%), with at least two hits in 15 of those contests (16.9%).
- In four of 89 games this season, he has hit a long ball (4.5%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 1.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 33 times this season in 89 games played (37.1%), including five games with more than one run (5.6%).
- In 23.6% of his 89 games this season, Castro has notched an RBI (21 times). Also, he’s put up four games with multiple RBI in 2023 (4.5%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 53 out of 89 games this season (59.6%), while fanning multiple times in 17 of those contests (19.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 48 |
| 23 (56.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (56.3%) |
| 5 (12.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (20.8%) |
| 20 (48.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (27.1%) |
| 2 (4.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (4.2%) |
| 12 (29.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (18.8%) |
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