Yoan Moncada and the Chicago White Sox will square off against 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 Moncada
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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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.
- 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 year.
- The Astros had a 9.5 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers had a combined ERA of 2.90 last year, second-best in baseball.
- The Astros had a combined WHIP of just 1.095 as a pitching staff, which was the second-best in baseball last season.
- The Astros gave up the second-fewest long balls last season with only 134 home runs allowed.
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Yoán Moncada Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/8/2021 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/7/2021 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/18/2021 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Moncada Stats and Trends
- Moncada had a hit in 59 of 104 games a season ago, with multiple hits in 15 of those games.
- He hit a home run in 10.6% of his games last season (104 in all), leaving the ballpark in 2.8% of his trips to the dish.
- In 31 of 104 games last season (29.8%) he scored a run, and in nine of those games (8.7%) he scored more than once.
- In 33 of 104 games last year (31.7%), Moncada picked up an RBI, and nine of those games (8.7%) included more than one RBI. He had three or more RBIs in five contests.
- He struck out one or more times in 77 of 104 games last season, with multiple strikeouts in 29 of those games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 56 |
| 27 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 32 (57.1%) |
| 2 (4.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (23.2%) |
| 12 (25%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (33.9%) |
| 5 (10.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.7%) |
| 15 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (32.1%) |
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