Globe Life Field is where Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers will face off against starter Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros on Friday, October 20 at 5:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Verlander (13-8) to the mound for his 28th start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Monday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 40-year-old’s 3.22 ERA ranks ninth, 1.133 WHIP ranks 14th, and 8 K/9 ranks 34th.
- 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2023 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- Taveras has collected a base hit 97 times this year in 151 games played (64.2%), including multiple knocks on 39 occasions (25.8%).
- In 9.3% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (14 of 151). He’s hit a round-tripper in 2.5% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 55 times this season in 151 games played (36.4%), including 15 times when he tallied multiple runs (9.9%).
- In 30.5% of his 151 games this season, Taveras has picked up an RBI (46 times). Also, he’s notched 16 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (10.6%) and produced three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 53.0% of his 151 games this season, while fanning more than once in 21.9% of those contests (33).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | GP | 80 |
| 42 (59.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 55 (68.8%) |
| 22 (31.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (21.3%) |
| 25 (35.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 30 (37.5%) |
| 9 (12.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (6.3%) |
| 24 (33.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 22 (27.5%) |
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