Alejandro Kirk’s Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Cristian Javier to the hill, go head to head at Minute Maid Park on Monday, April 17. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Kirk
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Javier (1-0) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Sunday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Texas Rangers without allowing a hit.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 26-year-old’s 4.24 ERA ranks 50th, 1.176 WHIP ranks 33rd, and 7.4 K/9 ranks 49th.
- The Astros average 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.69 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.313 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- The Astros have allowed 16 home runs this season, or one per game. That ranks 11th in MLB.
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Alejandro Kirk Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/30/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/24/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/23/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/22/2022 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Kirk Stats and Trends
- Kirk has recorded a hit in seven of 16 games this year (43.8%), with multiple base hits in two of them.
- He has homered in one of 16 games, going deep in 2.1% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has scored a run in four of 16 contests this year.
- Kirk has plated at least one run in five of 16 games played this season (31.3%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In six of 16 games this year (37.5%), he has struck out one or more times, including two games with multiple Ks.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 10 |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (40.0%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (10.0%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (10.0%) |
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