At 8:15 PM ET on Friday, August 18, Francisco Alvarez and the New York Mets will suit up against the St. Louis Cardinals and starting pitcher Zack Thompson at Busch Stadium, airing on BSMW.
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Player Prop Odds for Alvarez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -142 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +105 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -144 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals’ Thompson will make his second start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Saturday, when he threw four innings, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits to the Kansas City Royals.
- The Cardinals have a eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Cardinals have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.62) in the majors this season.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.432 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
- The Cardinals have given up the first-fewest long balls so far this season with only 120 home runs allowed.
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Francisco Alvarez Stats vs. the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/18/2023 | Matthew Liberatore | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Alvarez Stats and Trends
- Alvarez has a hit in 53.4% of his games this year (47 of 88), and he posted at least two hits in 15 of those contests (17.0%).
- Out of the 88 games he has played in this season, he’s hit a home run in 18 contests (20.5%), taking the pitcher deep in 6.5% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored a run in 36 of 88 games this season, including multiple runs scored in six of them.
- Alvarez has notched at least one RBI 25 times this year in 88 games played (28.4%), including 12 games with more than one RBI (13.6%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 53 out of 88 games this year (60.2%), while fanning multiple times in 20 of those contests (22.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | GP | 45 |
| 22 (51.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (55.6%) |
| 4 (9.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (24.4%) |
| 15 (34.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (46.7%) |
| 5 (11.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (28.9%) |
| 9 (20.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (35.6%) |
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