Jeremy Pena and the Houston Astros meet starter Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox at 8:10 PM ET on Wednesday, August 23 at Minute Maid Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Pena
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Sale (5-3) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his 14th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw 4 1/3 innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up two earned runs while allowing two hits.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 4.50, a 4.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.118.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.38 this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
- The Red Sox rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.314 WHIP this season.
- The Red Sox have allowed 167 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 25th in MLB.
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Jeremy Pena Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2023 | Tanner Houck | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 8/21/2023 | James Paxton | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2022 | Rich Hill | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/2/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/17/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Pena Stats and Trends
- Pena has collected a hit in 64.0% of his 114 games this year, with multiple base hits in 27.2% of them (31).
- He has homered in 8.8% of his games in 2023 (10 of 114), which amounts to 2.1% of his trips to the plate.
- In 41.2% of his 114 games this season, he has scored a run (47 times). Also, he’s put up 12 games with multiple runs in 2023 (10.5%).
- In 26.3% of his 114 games this season, Pena has driven in a run (30 times). Also, he’s put up 10 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (8.8%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 62.3% of his 114 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (71 times). He’s also had 24 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (21.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | GP | 54 |
| 39 (65.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (63.0%) |
| 15 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 16 (29.6%) |
| 26 (43.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (38.9%) |
| 5 (8.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (9.3%) |
| 15 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (27.8%) |
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