Leody Taveras returns to action when the Texas Rangers square off against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Justin Verlander at on Sunday, October 15. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -135 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -136 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Verlander (13-8) will take the mound for the Astros, his 28th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, Oct. 7, when he allowed four hits in six scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 40-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (3.22), 14th in WHIP (1.133), and 34th in K/9 (8).
- 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 3.95 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.281 WHIP this season.
- With 201 homers allowed, the Astros rank 22nd in the league at preventing long balls.
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Leody Taveras Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6/2023 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/5/2023 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/4/2023 | J.P. France | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2023 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2023 | J.P. France | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 7/3/2023 | Cristian Javier | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/2/2023 | Shawn Dubin | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/1/2023 | Hunter Brown | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 6/30/2023 | Ronel Blanco | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- Taveras has picked up a hit in 63.9% of his 147 games this year, with multiple hits in 25.9% of those contests (38).
- Out of the 147 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s gone yard in 13 contests (8.8%), taking the pitcher deep in 2.5% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 54 out of 147 games this season (36.7%), which includes two or more runs scored in 15 of those contests (10.2%).
- In 30.6% of his 147 games this season, Taveras has driven in a run (45 times). Also, he’s put up 16 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (10.9%) and produced three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 53.7% of his games this year (79 of 147), striking out multiple times in 33 of those contests (22.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | GP | 78 |
| 41 (59.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 53 (67.9%) |
| 22 (31.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 16 (20.5%) |
| 25 (36.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 29 (37.2%) |
| 9 (13.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (5.1%) |
| 24 (34.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (26.9%) |
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