Globe Life Field is where Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers will face off against starter Jose Urquidy and the Houston Astros on Thursday, October 19 at 8:03 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -127 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Urquidy (3-3) to the mound for his 11th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, Oct. 11, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 28-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with a 5.29 ERA, 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .251.
- 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 (3.95) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.281 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Astros have given up 201 home runs so far this season (the 22nd-ranked total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- Taveras has a hit in 64.0% of his games this season (96 of 150), and he posted more than one hit in 39 of them (26.0%).
- In 9.3% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (14 of 150). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.5% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- In 55 of 150 contests this season (36.7%), he has scored, and 15 of those games (10.0%) included a performance that produced two or more runs scored.
- In 30.7% of his 150 games this season, Taveras has plated a run (46 times). Also, he’s notched 16 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (10.7%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- In 52.7% of his contests this season (79 of 150), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 33 of those games (22.0%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | GP | 80 |
| 41 (58.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 55 (68.8%) |
| 22 (31.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (21.3%) |
| 25 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 30 (37.5%) |
| 9 (12.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (6.3%) |
| 24 (34.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 22 (27.5%) |
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