Josh Bell: MLB Player Prop Bets for Guardians Vs Astros – August 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 1, 2023

At 2:10 PM ET on Wednesday, August 2, Josh Bell and the Cleveland Guardians will suit up against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Cristian Javier at Minute Maid Park, airing on SNSW.

Looking to place a wager on Bell ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Bell

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -149
Runs 0.5 -109
RBI 0.5 -115
Strikeouts 0.5 -137

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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros

  • The Astros will send Javier (7-2) to the mound for his 21st start this season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 26-year-old ranks 42nd in ERA (4.33), 27th in WHIP (1.194), and 34th in K/9 (8.6).
  • The Astros strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
  • Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.84 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
  • The Astros rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.285 WHIP this season.
  • The Astros have given up 126 home runs so far this season (the 16th-ranked total in MLB play).

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Josh Bell Stats vs. the Astros

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/31/2023 J.P. France 1-for-4 0 0 0 1 1/0 0
6/11/2023 Brandon Bielak 3-for-4 2 1 1 3 0/0 0
6/10/2023 J.P. France 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
6/9/2023 Cristian Javier 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/1 0
5/15/2022 Justin Verlander 1-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/1 0
5/14/2022 Cristian Javier 1-for-5 0 0 0 1 2/0 0
5/13/2022 Framber Valdez 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0

Bell Stats and Trends

  • In 63.9% of his games this season (62-of-97), Bell has posted a hit. In 15 of those games (15.5%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
  • He has hit a long ball in 11.3% of his games this season (97 contests), going yard in 2.8% of his plate appearances.
  • In 22 of 97 contests this season (22.7%), he has touched home plate, and three of those games (3.1%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
  • Bell has driven in at least one run in 38.1% of his games this season (37 of 97), including two or more RBI in nine of those games (9.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • In 63.9% of his contests this season (62 of 97), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 15 of those games (15.5%), he registered two or more punchouts.
Home Away
50 GP 47
32 (64%) Games w/1+ Hit 30 (63.8%)
7 (14%) Games w/2+ Hits 8 (17%)
8 (16%) Games w/1+ Run 14 (29.8%)
4 (8%) Games w/1+ HR 7 (14.9%)
18 (36%) Games w/1+ RBI 19 (40.4%)

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