Matt Olson’s Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Framber Valdez to the hill, face off at Truist Park on Saturday, April 22. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Olson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -129 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -133 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Valdez (1-2) will take the mound for the Astros, his fifth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Thursday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 29-year-old’s 1.80 ERA ranks 10th, 1.160 WHIP ranks 31st, and 9 K/9 ranks 39th.
- The Astros average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
- The Astros have the seventh-best ERA (3.40) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined 1.250 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- The Astros have given up the 10th-fewest long balls so far this season with only 20 home runs allowed.
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Matt Olson Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/21/2023 | Hunter Brown | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/21/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/20/2022 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/19/2022 | Lance McCullers Jr. | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/3/2021 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2021 | Jake Odorizzi | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2021 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/26/2021 | Jake Odorizzi | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/6 | 0 |
| 9/25/2021 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 9/24/2021 | Brandon Bielak | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Olson Stats and Trends
- In 60.0% of his games this year (12-of-20), Olson has posted a hit. In seven of those games (35.0%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- He has homered in 25.0% of his games this season (20 contests), going yard in 6.5% of his trips to home plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 55.0% of his contests this year (11 of 20), with more than one run scored in four of those contests (20.0%).
- Olson has notched at least one RBI 11 times this year in 20 games played (55.0%), including six times plating multiple runs (30.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 18 times this season in 20 games played (90.0%), including nine times striking out multiple times (45.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | GP | 12 |
| 4 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (66.7%) |
| 2 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (41.7%) |
| 3 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (66.7%) |
| 1 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (33.3%) |
| 4 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (58.3%) |
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