On Wednesday, August 30 at 4:10 PM ET, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will take on starter Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros at Fenway Park, airing on NESN.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -118 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Valdez (9-9) will make his 26th start of the season.
- The left-hander did not allow a hit in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Detroit Tigers on Friday.
- The 29-year-old ranks 15th in ERA (3.40), 11th in WHIP (1.107), and 26th in K/9 (8.9) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.95 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.299 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- With 163 homers allowed, the Astros rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | J.P. France | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/24/2023 | J.P. France | 4-for-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2023 | Jose Urquidy | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/22/2023 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/21/2023 | Cristian Javier | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/2/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/18/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has a hit in 67.8% of his games this season (80 of 118), and he posted multiple base knocks in 37 of those contests (31.4%).
- He has hit a home run in 10.2% of his games this season (118 contests), going yard in 2.3% of his trips to home plate.
- In 58 of 118 contests this season (49.2%), he has scored, and 14 of those games (11.9%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
- Verdugo has produced at least one run in 30.5% of his games this season (36 of 118), including more than one RBI in 12 of those games (10.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 61 of 118 games this year, including multiple Ks in 13 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 57 |
| 41 (67.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 39 (68.4%) |
| 24 (39.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (22.8%) |
| 33 (54.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (43.9%) |
| 7 (11.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.8%) |
| 19 (31.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 17 (29.8%) |
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