On Opening Day (March 30), Eloy Jimenez and the Chicago White Sox take the diamond against starter Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, with a start time of 7:00 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Jimenez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -121 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -131 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +112 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Valdez to the mound for 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.
- His 2.82 ERA ranked 11th, 1.157 WHIP ranked 24th, and 8.7 K/9 ranked 18th among qualified pitchers in the majors last season.
- 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.
- With just 134 homers allowed, the Astros ranked second in the league at preventing long balls.
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Eloy Jiménez Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/12/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/10/2021 | Luis Garcia | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/8/2021 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/7/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Jimenez Stats and Trends
- In 70.2% of his games last season (59 of 84), Jimenez had a base hit, and in 20 of those games (23.8%) he recorded two or more hits.
- He homered in 16 games a year ago (out of 84 opportunities, 19.0%), going deep in 4.9% of his plate appearances.
- In 42.9% of his 84 games last season, he scored (36 times). He had four games with multiple runs in 2022 (4.8%).
- Jimenez drove in a run in 33 of 84 games last season, with multiple RBIs in 13 of them. He drove in three or more runs in seven games.
- He was set down on strikes at least once 50 times last season in 84 games (59.5%), including 21 multi-strikeout games (25.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | GP | 40 |
| 33 (75.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 26 (65.0%) |
| 10 (22.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (25.0%) |
| 21 (47.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (37.5%) |
| 9 (20.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (17.5%) |
| 19 (43.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (35.0%) |
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