Yordan Alvarez will look to bounce back following a hitless showing in his last game (0-for-3 with an RBI). His Houston Astros take on Dane Dunning and the Texas Rangers on Friday at 8:10 PM ET on BSSW.
Alvarez leads the Astros in home runs (four) and runs batted in (12). In MLB play, Alvarez ranks sixth in home runs and ninth in RBI.
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- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +255)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +130)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -141)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -105)
Yordan Alvarez prop bet insights
- Alvarez has a hit in 57.1% of his games this season (eight of 14), with more than one hit in five of those games (35.7%).
- In three of 14 games this season, he has homered (21.4%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 6.6% of his trips to the plate in 2024.
- Alvarez has touched home plate at least one time in six of 14 games played this season (42.9%), including two games with multiple runs scored.
- He has plated at least one run in 35.7% of his games this season (five of 14), with two or more RBI in four of those games (28.6%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- Alvarez has struck out in eight of 14 games this year.
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Yordan Alvarez stats against the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/8/2024 | Andrew Heaney | 3-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/7/2024 | Dane Dunning | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/6/2024 | Jon Gray | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/5/2024 | Cody Bradford | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/23/2023 | Max Scherzer | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 10/22/2023 | Nathan Eovaldi | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 10/20/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 10/19/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/18/2023 | Max Scherzer | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/16/2023 | Nathan Eovaldi | 2-for-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 | 0 |
Rangers starter: Dane Dunning
- The Rangers are calling on Dunning (1-1) for his third start of the season.
- The right-hander last got into a game on Sunday versus the Houston Astros, when he went 6 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers, the 29-year-old’s 4.15 ERA ranks 47th, 1.077 WHIP ranks 28th, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 23rd this season.
- Dunning is aiming to extend a second-game quality start streak in this game.
