Jake Burger and the Miami Marlins will take the field at LoanDepot park on Wednesday, August 16, where they will face off against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Justin Verlander. The contest will begin at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Burger
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Verlander (7-6) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his 19th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 40-year-old has pitched in 18 games this season with an ERA of 3.19, a 2.79 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.146.
- The Astros strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.79 this season, which ranks third in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.266 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- With 146 homers allowed, the Astros rank 18th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Jake Burger Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Ryan Pressly | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Hunter Brown | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Héctor Neris | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Seth Martinez | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Bryan Abreu | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Burger Stats and Trends
- Burger has reached base with a base hit 54 times this season in 101 games played (53.5%), including multiple knocks in 20.8% of them (21 times).
- In 23.8% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (24 of 101). He’s hit a round-tripper in 6.9% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- In 41.6% of his 101 games this season, he has scored a run (42 times). Also, he’s notched six games with multiple runs in 2023 (5.9%).
- Burger has picked up at least one RBI 31 times this season in 101 games played (30.7%), including 18 times plating multiple runs (17.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has struck out in 67 of 101 games this season, including multiple Ks in 31 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | GP | 47 |
| 32 (59.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (46.8%) |
| 14 (25.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (14.9%) |
| 25 (46.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (36.2%) |
| 16 (29.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 8 (17.0%) |
| 21 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 10 (21.3%) |
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