Aaron Judge will be looking for his 30th home run of the year against starter Justin Verlander when the New York Yankees and Houston Astros match up on Friday, September 1 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Judge
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -132 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -141 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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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’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers while allowing two hits.
- The 40-year-old has an ERA of 3.06, a 2.89 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.168 in 21 games this season.
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.94 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Astros have allowed 163 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 17th in MLB.
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Aaron Judge 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 | 0 | 3/2 | 0 |
| 8/5/2023 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2023 | Hunter Brown | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 10/23/2022 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 10/22/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/20/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/19/2022 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 7/21/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Judge Stats and Trends
- Judge has a hit in 60.0% of his games this season (48 of 80), and he posted more than one hit in 16 of those contests (20.0%).
- Out of the 80 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s homered in 23 contests (28.8%), going deep in 8.5% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 45 of 80 games this year (56.3%), which includes two or more runs scored in 12 of those contests (15.0%).
- In 38.8% of his 80 games this season, Judge has notched an RBI (31 times). Also, he’s put up 15 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (18.8%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
- In 59 of 80 games this season (73.8%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 30 of those games (37.5%) included an effort that resulted in more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 39 |
| 23 (56.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (64.1%) |
| 6 (14.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (25.6%) |
| 23 (56.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (56.4%) |
| 11 (26.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 12 (30.8%) |
| 16 (39.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (38.5%) |
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