Jake Bauers’ New York Yankees and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Justin Verlander to the mound, square off at Minute Maid Park on Friday, September 1. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Bauers
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to Verlander (10-6) for his 22nd start of the season.
- The right-hander allowed two hits in five scoreless innings pitched against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
- The 40-year-old has pitched to a 3.06 ERA this season with 8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 21 games.
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.297 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The Astros have allowed 163 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 17th in MLB.
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Jake Bauers Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/6/2023 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 8/5/2023 | Justin Verlander | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2023 | Hunter Brown | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2021 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2021 | Jake Odorizzi | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/31/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/30/2021 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/22/2021 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Bauers Stats and Trends
- Bauers has picked up a hit in 35 of 72 games this season, with multiple hits in eight of them.
- Out of the 72 games he has played in this season, he’s homered in 10 contests (13.9%), going deep in 4.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least once 24 times this season in 72 games played (33.3%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Bauers has driven in at least one run in 16 of 72 games this season (22.2%). He has collected more than one RBI in seven of those games (9.7%).
- In 76.4% of his contests this year (55 of 72), he has struck out at least once. In 22 of those games (30.6%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 35 |
| 17 (45.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (51.4%) |
| 4 (10.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (11.4%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (28.6%) |
| 6 (16.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (11.4%) |
| 7 (18.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (25.7%) |
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