At 2:10 PM ET on Wednesday, April 5, Spencer Torkelson and the Detroit Tigers will take the diamond against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Cristian Javier at Minute Maid Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Torkelson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -139 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Javier will make his second start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Detroit Tigers without allowing a hit.
- The Astros had a 9.5 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- The Astros pitched to a 2.90 last season, which ranked second 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.
- With just 134 homers allowed, the Astros ranked second in the league at preventing long balls.
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Spencer Torkelson Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2023 | Framber Valdez | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Hunter Brown | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/12/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2022 | Jake Odorizzi | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/7/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/5/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Torkelson Stats and Trends
- In 45.5% of his games last year (50 of 110), Torkelson got a base hit, and in 17 of those games (15.5%) he recorded more than one hit.
- He hit a long ball in 7.3% of his games last season (110 in all), going deep in 2% of his chances at the plate.
- He came around to score in 26.4% of his games last season (29 of 110), with two or more runs on eight occasions (7.3%).
- Torkelson drove in a run in 21 of 110 games last season (19.1%), including six occasions when he drove in multiple runs (5.5%). He had three or more RBIs in one game.
- He struck out at least once in 71 of 110 games a season ago (64.5%), with multiple strikeouts in 23 of those games (20.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 55 |
| 19 (34.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 31 (56.4%) |
| 7 (12.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (18.2%) |
| 14 (25.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (27.3%) |
| 3 (5.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (9.1%) |
| 8 (14.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (23.6%) |
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