Zack Short and the Detroit Tigers face off against starter Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros at 6:40 PM ET on Friday, August 25 at Comerica Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Short
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -131 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -103 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Valdez (9-9) will make his 25th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed five innings while giving up six earned runs on 10 hits in a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 29-year-old’s 3.55 ERA ranks 19th, 1.125 WHIP ranks 14th, and 8.9 K/9 ranks 26th.
- The Astros average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.97 this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.299 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Astros have allowed 158 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 18th in MLB play.
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Zack Short Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/27/2021 | Jake Odorizzi | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/26/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2021 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Short Stats and Trends
- Short has collected a hit in 32 of 76 games this season, with multiple hits in seven of them.
- Out of the 76 games he has played in this season, he’s hit a home run in five contests (6.6%), hitting a home run in 2.5% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 12 times this year in 76 games played (15.8%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Short has picked up an RBI in 15 of 76 games this season, including multiple RBI in 10 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 51.3% of his contests this season (39 of 76), he has struck out at least once. In 12 of those games (15.8%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | GP | 33 |
| 20 (46.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (36.4%) |
| 5 (11.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (6.1%) |
| 8 (18.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (12.1%) |
| 4 (9.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.0%) |
| 10 (23.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (15.2%) |
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