Yasmani Grandal and the Chicago White Sox will take on the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Framber Valdez at Minute Maid Park on Opening Day. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 30.
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Player Prop Odds for Grandal
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -132 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -103 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Valdez has been named the starter for the Astros and will make his first start this season.
- The last time the 29-year-old lefty pitched was on Sunday, Nov. 6, throwing six innings as the starter against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Among qualified major league pitchers last season, his 2.82 ERA ranked 11th, 1.157 WHIP ranked 24th, and 8.7 K/9 ranked 18th.
- The Astros struck out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- The Astros pitched to a 2.90 last season, which ranked second in baseball.
- Astros pitchers had a 1.095 WHIP last season, second-best in the majors.
- The Astros gave up the second-fewest long balls last season with only 134 home runs allowed.
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Yasmani Grandal Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/12/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/10/2021 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 10/8/2021 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/7/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2021 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Grandal Stats and Trends
- Grandal got a hit in 52.5% of his 99 games last season, with more than one hit in 11.1% of those games.
- Including the 99 games he played in last season, he went yard in five of them (5.1%), taking the pitcher deep in 1.3% of his trips to the dish.
- He crossed home in 14 of 99 games a year ago (14.1%), including one multi-run game.
- Grandal drove in a run in 18 of 99 games last year, with multiple RBIs in eight of them. He drove in three or more runs in one game.
- He struck out at least once 55 times last year in 99 games (55.6%), including 19 games striking out multiple times (19.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | GP | 48 |
| 25 (49%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (56.3%) |
| 5 (9.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (12.5%) |
| 7 (13.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (14.6%) |
| 1 (2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (8.3%) |
| 7 (13.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (22.9%) |
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