In this Opening Day bout at Minute Maid Park, Elvis Andrus and the Chicago White Sox challenge the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Framber Valdez. The first pitch is set for 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 30.
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Player Prop Odds for Andrus
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -120 |
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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.
- He ranked 11th in ERA (2.82), 24th in WHIP (1.157), and 18th in K/9 (8.7) 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.
- The Astros gave up the second-fewest long balls last season with only 134 home runs allowed.
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Elvis Andrus Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2022 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2022 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/27/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | Jake Odorizzi | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2022 | Jake Odorizzi | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/16/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 7/15/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/9/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/8/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Andrus Stats and Trends
- Andrus got a hit 94 times last season in 149 games (63.1%), including 33 multi-hit games (22.1%).
- He hit a long ball in 11.4% of his games in 2022 (17 of 149), including 2.9% of his trips to the plate.
- He touched home plate in 36.2% of his games last season (54 of 149), with more than one run on 10 occasions (6.7%).
- In 33 of 149 games last year (22.1%), Andrus drove in a run, and 18 of those games (12.1%) included more than one RBI. He had three or more RBIs in six contests.
- In 48.3% of his 149 games last season, he went down on strikes at least once (72 games). He also had 17 games with multiple strikeouts in 2022 (11.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | GP | 79 |
| 42 (60%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 52 (65.8%) |
| 18 (25.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 15 (19%) |
| 19 (27.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 35 (44.3%) |
| 4 (5.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (16.5%) |
| 13 (18.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 20 (25.3%) |
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