Astros vs. Rangers Player Props Today: Jeremy Pena - ALCS Game 3
Jeremy Pena will try for a better performance after a hitless showing in his last game (0-for-4). He and the Houston Astros face the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, who will send out Max Scherzer to start, at 8:03 PM ET on Fox Sports 1. The Rangers are holding a 2-0 lead in the series ahead of Game 3 of the ALCS.
Pena has 32 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 43 walks while batting .263.
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- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
- Time: 8:03 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -189)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +575)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +190)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -189)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +650)
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 11:43 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Jeremy Pena prop bet insights
- Pena has reached base with a hit 102 times this year in 155 games played (65.8%), including multiple hits on 43 occasions (27.7%).
- He has homered in 10 games this season (155 opportunities, 6.5%), leaving the ballpark in 1.6% of his trips to home plate.
- Pena has scored at least a run in 40.6% of his games this season (63 of 155), with two or more runs scored in 16 of those games (10.3%).
- He has picked up at least one RBI 37 times this season in 155 games played (23.9%), including 11 multi-RBI outings (7.1%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- Pena has struck out in 56.8% of his 155 games this year, with more than one punchout in 19.4% of those contests (30).
Jeremy Pena stats against the Rangers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2023 | Nathan Eovaldi | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/15/2023 | Jordan Montgomery | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2023 | Max Scherzer | 2-for-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/5/2023 | Nathan Eovaldi | 3-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/4/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 2-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2023 | Yerry Rodriguez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2023 | Jon Gray | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/16/2023 | Andrew Heaney | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 4/15/2023 | Jon Gray | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Rangers starter: Max Scherzer
- Scherzer (13-6) takes the hill for the Rangers in his 28th start of the season. He has produced a 3.77 ERA in 152 2/3 innings pitched, with 174 Ks.
- His most recent outing was on Tuesday, Sept. 12 versus the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- In 27 games this year, the 39-year-old put up an ERA of 3.77, with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .221 against him.
- Scherzer enters this game after racking up 14 quality starts.