At 7:10 PM ET on Monday, August 28, Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros will take the field against the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Chris Sale at Fenway Park, airing on NESN.
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Player Prop Odds for Alvarez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -127 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -138 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Sale (5-3) will make his 15th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
- The 34-year-old has pitched to a 4.68 ERA this season with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine across 14 games.
- The Red Sox average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.9) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.39 this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
- The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.329 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have given up 171 home runs so far this season (the 24th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Yordan Alvarez Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2023 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Alvarez Stats and Trends
- In 72.6% of his 84 games this season, Alvarez has recorded a base hit (61 times). He’s also registered 19 multi-hit games in 2023 (22.6%).
- He has left the yard in 19 of 84 games in 2023 (22.6%), which is 5.8% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run in 56.0% of his contests this season (47 of 84), with two or more runs scored in nine of those contests (10.7%).
- Alvarez has picked up at least one RBI 38 times this year in 84 games played (45.2%), including 22 times plating multiple runs (26.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 52 out of 84 games this season (61.9%), while fanning multiple times in 15 of those contests (17.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | GP | 40 |
| 33 (75.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 28 (70.0%) |
| 8 (18.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (27.5%) |
| 23 (52.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (60.0%) |
| 7 (15.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 12 (30.0%) |
| 18 (40.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 20 (50.0%) |
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