Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers take on starter Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros at 8:03 PM ET on Wednesday, October 18 at Globe Life Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -134 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Javier (10-5) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his 32nd start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, Oct. 10, when he threw five scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins while allowing one hit.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 26-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (4.56), 31st in WHIP (1.265), and 27th in K/9 (8.8).
- 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.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.281 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Astros have allowed 201 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 22nd in MLB play.
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Leody Taveras Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 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 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- Taveras has picked up a hit in 96 of 149 games this season, with multiple hits in 39 of them.
- He has homered in 9.4% of his games this season (149 contests), going yard in 2.5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 55 times this year in 149 games played (36.9%), including 15 games with more than one run (10.1%).
- Taveras has plated a run in 46 of 149 games this year, including multiple RBI in 16 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 53.0% of his games this year (79 of 149), striking out multiple times in 33 of those contests (22.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | GP | 80 |
| 41 (59.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 55 (68.8%) |
| 22 (31.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (21.3%) |
| 25 (36.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 30 (37.5%) |
| 9 (13.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (6.3%) |
| 24 (34.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 22 (27.5%) |
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