At 8:10 PM ET on Tuesday, August 22, Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros will suit up against the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Tanner Houck at Minute Maid Park, airing on TBS.
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Player Prop Odds for Alvarez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -136 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -146 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Houck (3-6) will make his 14th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday, June 16, when he threw four innings against the New York Yankees, giving up one earned run.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 5.05, a 2.78 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.256.
- The Red Sox have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.39) in the majors this season.
- The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.311 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- With 166 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Yordan Alvarez Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2023 | James Paxton | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2022 | Rich Hill | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/2/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/17/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/16/2022 | Garrett Whitlock | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 10/22/2021 | Nathan Eovaldi | 4-for-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/20/2021 | Chris Sale | 3-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/19/2021 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Alvarez Stats and Trends
- Alvarez has picked up a hit in 58 of 80 games this season (72.5%), with multiple base hits in 17 of those contests (21.3%).
- In 19 of 80 games this season, he has gone yard (23.8%). He’s left the yard in 6.1% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run in 57.5% of his contests this season (46 of 80), with more than one run scored in nine of those contests (11.3%).
- In 45.0% of his contests this season (36 of 80), Alvarez has driven in at least one run. In 21 of those games (26.3%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in seven games.
- He has gone down on strikes in 65.0% of his 80 games this year, while fanning more than once in 18.8% of those games (15).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | GP | 37 |
| 32 (74.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 26 (70.3%) |
| 8 (18.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (24.3%) |
| 23 (53.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 23 (62.2%) |
| 7 (16.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 12 (32.4%) |
| 18 (41.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (48.6%) |
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