The upcoming matchup between Javier Baez’s Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros (with Hunter Brown drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 26 at 6:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Brown (9-9) will make his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up six earned runs and allowed eight hits in 2 2/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 24 games this season with a 4.50 ERA, 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .260.
- The Astros strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.97 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.299 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- With 159 homers allowed, the Astros rank 18th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/5/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2022 | Cristian Javier | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/12/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2022 | Jake Odorizzi | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/7/2022 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- Baez has recorded a hit 67 times this year in 114 games played (58.8%), with 26 multi-hit efforts (22.8%).
- In 7.0% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (eight of 114). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 1.7% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored a run in 40.4% of his 114 games this season. That includes two or more runs scored in 5.3% of those contests (six).
- Baez has tallied at least one RBI 37 times this season in 114 games played (32.5%), including 13 games with more than one RBI (11.4%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 69 times this season in 114 games (60.5%), including 29 games with more than one strikeout (25.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | GP | 58 |
| 33 (58.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (58.6%) |
| 12 (21.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (24.1%) |
| 19 (33.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (46.6%) |
| 3 (5.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.6%) |
| 21 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (27.6%) |
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