Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins meet starter Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros at 8:03 PM ET on Sunday, October 8 at Minute Maid Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Kepler
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -134 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Valdez (12-11) to the mound for his 32nd start this season.
- The left-hander gave up three earned runs in four innings pitched on Thursday, Sept. 28 in his last outing, a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 29-year-old’s 3.45 ERA ranks 15th, 1.126 WHIP ranks 13th, and 9.1 K/9 ranks 22nd.
- The Astros strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- The Astros have the eighth-best ERA (3.94) in the majors this season.
- The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.283 WHIP this season.
- The Astros have given up 201 home runs so far this season (the 22nd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Max Kepler Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/2023 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/31/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/30/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/29/2023 | J.P. France | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Justin Verlander | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/11/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2022 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Kepler Stats and Trends
- In 60.8% of his games this year (79-of-130), Kepler has recorded a hit. In 33 of those games (25.4%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- He has hit a home run in 18.5% of his games this season (130 contests), going yard in 4.9% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 57 times this season in 130 contests (43.8%), including scoring multiple runs in 10.8% of games (14 times).
- Kepler has driven in at least one run 46 times this year in 130 games played (35.4%), including 14 times plating multiple runs (10.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has fanned 86 times this year in 130 games played (66.2%), including 23 times punching out multiple times (17.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 69 |
| 39 (63.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (58.0%) |
| 18 (29.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (21.7%) |
| 27 (44.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 30 (43.5%) |
| 12 (19.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 12 (17.4%) |
| 25 (41.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (30.4%) |
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