Javier Baez’s Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Cristian Javier to the hill, go head to head at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, April 5. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Báez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Javier will get the start for the Astros, his second 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.
- 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.
- With just 134 homers allowed, the Astros ranked second in the league at preventing long balls.
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Javier Báez Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2023 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2022 | Cristian Javier | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/12/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2022 | Jake Odorizzi | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/7/2022 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/5/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Báez Stats and Trends
- Baez picked up at least one hit 93 times last season in 147 games played (63.3%), including multiple hits on 35 occasions (23.8%).
- He went yard in 17 games a year ago (out of 147 opportunities, 11.6%), leaving the ballpark in 2.9% of his trips to home plate.
- He came around to score 54 times in 147 games (36.7%) last season, including 10 occasions when he scored more than once (6.8%).
- Baez drove in a run in 43 of 147 games last year, with multiple RBIs in 18 of them. He drove in three or more runs in four games.
- He was set down on strikes in 69.4% of his 147 games a season ago, with more than one strikeout in 25.9% of those games (38).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | GP | 76 |
| 42 (59.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 51 (67.1%) |
| 12 (16.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 23 (30.3%) |
| 23 (32.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 31 (40.8%) |
| 7 (9.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (13.2%) |
| 20 (28.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (30.3%) |
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