Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians will hit the field at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, August 1, where they will play the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Framber Valdez. The matchup will begin at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Naylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +108 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -128 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -132 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Valdez (8-7) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his 21st start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up six earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 29-year-old ranks 13th in ERA (3.29), 21st in WHIP (1.143), and 21st in K/9 (9.6).
- The Astros have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.84 this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.285 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The Astros have allowed 126 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 16th in MLB.
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Josh Naylor Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/31/2023 | J.P. France | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/11/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2023 | J.P. France | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2023 | Cristian Javier | 2-for-7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/5/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2022 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/24/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Naylor Stats and Trends
- In 66.7% of his 96 games this season, Naylor has notched a base hit (64 times). He’s also registered 34 multi-hit games in 2023 (35.4%).
- In 14 of 96 games this season, he has hit a long ball (14.6%). He’s left the yard in 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- In 33.3% of his 96 games this season, he has scored a run (32 times). Also, he’s notched eight games with multiple runs in 2023 (8.3%).
- In 41 of 96 games this year (42.7%), Naylor has notched an RBI, and in 20 of those games (20.8%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in 10 contests.
- He has fanned 43 times this season in 96 games played (44.8%), including 11 times striking out multiple times (11.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | GP | 49 |
| 33 (70.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 31 (63.3%) |
| 17 (36.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (34.7%) |
| 15 (31.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (34.7%) |
| 7 (14.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (14.3%) |
| 21 (44.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 20 (40.8%) |
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