Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers will hit the field at Minute Maid Park on Monday, October 16, where they will face off against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Framber Valdez. The game will start at 4:37 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -139 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Valdez (12-11) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his 32nd start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Monday, Oct. 9, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed seven hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- The 29-year-old ranks 15th in ERA (3.45), 13th in WHIP (1.126), and 22nd in K/9 (9.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the eighth-best ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.281 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2023 | Justin Verlander | 2-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- Taveras has recorded a hit in 95 out of 148 games this season (64.2%), with multiple base knocks in 39 of those contests (26.4%).
- He has homered in 14 games this season, going deep in 2.5% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least one run 55 times this year in 148 contests (37.2%), including scoring multiple runs in 10.1% of games (15 times).
- Taveras has driven in a run in 31.1% of his 148 games this year, with two or more RBI in 10.8% of them (16). He has also knocked in three or more runs in seven contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 79 times this season in 148 games (53.4%), including 33 games with more than one strikeout (22.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | GP | 79 |
| 41 (59.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 54 (68.4%) |
| 22 (31.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (21.5%) |
| 25 (36.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 30 (38.0%) |
| 9 (13.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (6.3%) |
| 24 (34.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 22 (27.8%) |
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