Josh Jung and the Texas Rangers will take the field at Globe Life Field on Friday, October 20, where they will play the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Justin Verlander. The matchup will start at 5:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Jung
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -131 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -127 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -107 |
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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 gave up two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Monday in his last outing, a matchup with 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 strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.95 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.281 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Astros have given up 201 home runs so far this season (the 22nd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Josh Jung Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2023 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/18/2023 | Cristian Javier | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/16/2023 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 10/15/2023 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2023 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2023 | J.P. France | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/3/2023 | Cristian Javier | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/2/2023 | Shawn Dubin | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/1/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Jung Stats and Trends
- In 90 of 131 games this year (68.7%), Jung has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in 40 of those contests (30.5%).
- He has hit a long ball in 16.8% of his games this season (131 contests), going yard in 4.5% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored a run in 41.2% of his 131 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 19.1% of those games (25).
- Jung has picked up at least one RBI 45 times this season in 131 tries (34.4%), including plating more than one run in 16.0% of games (21 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on nine occasions.
- He has struck out in 78.6% of his 131 games this season, while fanning more than once in 35.1% of those contests (46).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | GP | 65 |
| 45 (68.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 45 (69.2%) |
| 20 (30.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (30.8%) |
| 27 (40.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (41.5%) |
| 12 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (15.4%) |
| 25 (37.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 20 (30.8%) |
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