Harold Castro: MLB Player Prop Bets for Rockies Vs Pirates – May 9, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 9, 2023

The upcoming contest between Harold Castro’s Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates (with Luis Ortiz drawing the start) is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 at 6:35 PM ET.

Looking to bet on Castro ahead of his matchup on Tuesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Castro

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +111
Runs 0.5 -107
RBI 0.5 -106
Strikeouts 0.5 -135

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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Ortiz gets the nod for the Pirates and will make his first start of the season.
  • The last time the 24-year-old pitched was on Saturday, Oct. 1 against the St. Louis Cardinals. The righty threw two-thirds of an inning as the starter in that matchup.
  • Last season, he posted a 4.50 ERA with 17 strikeouts and 10 walks in 16 2/3 innings, finishing with a record of 0-2.
  • The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
  • The Pirates have the 10th-best ERA (3.82) in the majors this season.
  • Pirates pitchers have a 1.340 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
  • With just 33 homers allowed, the Pirates rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.

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Harold Castro Stats vs. the Pirates

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/8/2023 Mitch Keller 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
4/19/2023 Juan Carlos Oviedo 1-for-4 0 0 1 0 0/0 0
4/18/2023 Vince Velásquez 0-for-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
4/17/2023 Rich Hill 0-for-0 0 0 1 0 0/0 0
6/8/2022 Mitch Keller 1-for-5 0 0 0 1 1/0 0
6/7/2022 José Quintana 1-for-4 0 0 2 0 3/0 0
5/4/2022 José Quintana 1-for-1 1 0 0 0 0/0 0
9/8/2021 Mitch Keller 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
9/7/2021 Dillon Peters 1-for-1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
9/6/2021 Bryse Wilson 1-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Castro Stats and Trends

  • Castro has collected a base knock in 11 of 29 contests this year, with multiple hits on one occasion.
  • In the 29 games he’s appeared in this season, he has zero homers.
  • In six of 29 games this year, he has touched home plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
  • Castro has notched at least one RBI six times this year in 29 games played (20.7%), including three times driving in multiple runs (10.3%).
  • He has gone down on strikes one or more times in seven of 29 games played this season (24.1%), fanning multiple times in two games.
Home Away
13 GP 16
6 (46.2%) Games w/1+ Hit 5 (31.3%)
1 (7.7%) Games w/2+ Hits 0 (0.0%)
3 (23.1%) Games w/1+ Run 3 (18.8%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
4 (30.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 2 (12.5%)

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