Byron Buxton’s Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Luis Garcia to the mound, face off at Target Field on Saturday, April 8. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Buxton
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -124 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Garcia to the mound for his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Wednesday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Detroit Tigers.
- The Astros strike out 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 4.29 this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.369 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- The Astros have allowed eight home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 16th in MLB.
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Byron Buxton Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Buxton Stats and Trends
- Buxton has recorded a hit in four out of six games this season (66.7%), with multiple base hits in three of those games (50.0%).
- He has not yet homered this season in six games.
- He has scored at least once three times this year in six games played (50.0%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Buxton hasn’t driven in a run in six games so far this year.
- He has gone down on strikes five times this year in six games played (83.3%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | GP | 6 |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (66.7%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (50.0%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (50.0%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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