The upcoming contest between Javier Baez’s Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros (with Justin Verlander drawing the start) is scheduled for Sunday, August 27 at 1:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to Verlander (9-6) for his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed six innings without allowing a run on five hits in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
- The 40-year-old has an ERA of 3.19, a 2.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.183 in 20 games this season.
- The Astros average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.96 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Astros have given up 159 home runs so far this season (the 17th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- Baez has tallied a hit 68 times this year in 115 games played (59.1%), with 26 multi-hit efforts (22.6%).
- In eight of 115 games this season, he has homered (7.0%). He’s left the yard in 1.7% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run 46 times this year in 115 games played (40.0%), including six times when he tallied multiple runs (5.2%).
- Baez has notched an RBI in 32.2% of his 115 games this year, with two or more RBI in 11.3% of those games (13). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
- He has struck out in 60.9% of his 115 games this year, while fanning more than once in 25.2% of those games (29).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | GP | 58 |
| 34 (59.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (58.6%) |
| 12 (21.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (24.1%) |
| 19 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (46.6%) |
| 3 (5.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.6%) |
| 21 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (27.6%) |
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