When the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins go head to head at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, October 7 at 4:45 PM ET, Martin Maldonado will be back in the starting lineup (against starting pitcher Bailey Ober).
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Player Prop Odds for Maldonado
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -126 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -104 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- The Twins will hand the ball to Ober (8-6) for his 27th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed two hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
- The 28-year-old has pitched to a 3.43 ERA this season with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.8 walks per nine across 26 games.
- The Twins average 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
- The Twins have the fifth-best ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.198 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
- With 194 homers allowed, the Twins rank 15th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Martín Maldonado Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/31/2023 | Louie Varland | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/29/2023 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/8/2023 | Joe Ryan | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/7/2023 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Aarón Sánchez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2022 | Chris Archer | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2022 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2021 | Kenta Maeda | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/6/2021 | Bailey Ober | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Maldonado Stats and Trends
- Maldonado has recorded a hit 52 times this year in 117 games played (44.4%), with 15 multi-hit efforts (12.8%).
- Out of the 117 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s homered in 14 contests (12.0%), hitting a home run in 3.8% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored a run in 30 of 117 games this year, including multiple runs scored in three of them.
- Maldonado has driven in at least one run in 23.9% of his games this year (28 of 117), including more than one RBI in six of those games (5.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has struck out at least once 90 times this season in 117 games (76.9%), including 40 games with more than one strikeout (34.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | GP | 57 |
| 29 (48.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (40.4%) |
| 8 (13.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (12.3%) |
| 13 (21.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (29.8%) |
| 7 (11.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (12.3%) |
| 14 (23.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (24.6%) |
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