Astros vs. Rangers Player Props Today: Yordan Alvarez - ALCS Game 2
Yordan Alvarez will look to get back on track following a hitless performance in his previous game (0-for-4). His Houston Astros face Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers on Monday at 4:37 PM ET on FOX. The Rangers own a 1-0 lead in the series heading into Game 2 of the ALCS.
Alvarez leads the Astros with 31 home runs, while collecting 97 RBI.
Watch MLB on Fubo!Yordan Alvarez prop lines and game time
- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
- Time: 4:37 PM ET
- Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
- TV Channel: FOX
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +290)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +150)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +125)
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 8:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Yordan Alvarez prop bet insights
- Alvarez has reached base with a hit 89 times this season in 119 games played (74.8%), including multiple hits on 29 occasions (24.4%).
- Out of the 119 games he has appeared in this season, he’s hit a long ball in 32 contests (26.9%), going deep in 6.3% of his trips to the plate.
- In 54.6% of his games this season (65 of 119), Alvarez has scored at least one run, and in 16 of those games (13.4%) he recorded more than one run scored.
- In 56 of 119 games this year (47.1%), he has tallied an RBI, and 31 of those games (26.1%) included a performance that produced more than one RBI. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in 11 contests.
- Alvarez has gone down on strikes at least once 71 times this season in 119 games played (59.7%), including 22 multi-strikeout contests (18.5%).
Yordan Alvarez stats against the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2023 | Max Scherzer | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 9/5/2023 | Nathan Eovaldi | 3-for-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/4/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 7/26/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/16/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/15/2023 | Jon Gray | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/14/2023 | Martín Pérez | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2022 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/6/2022 | Glenn Otto | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Rangers starter: Nathan Eovaldi
- Eovaldi gets the start for the Rangers in his 26th of the season. He holds a record of 12-5 with a 3.63 ERA and 132 Ks in 144 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last took the hill on Wednesday versus the Baltimore Orioles, the right-hander tossed seven innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering five hits.
- In 25 games this year, the 33-year-old held an ERA of 3.63, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .225 against him.
- Eovaldi is aiming to extend a second-game quality start streak in this game.