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Sean Murphy and the Oakland Athletics will play Lance McCullers Jr. and the Houston Astros on Saturday at 7:10 PM.
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Game Info, Murphy Props for Athletics vs Astros
- Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
| Hits | Home Runs | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over/Under | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Over Odds | -160 | +550 | +200 |
Murphy in 2022
- Murphy has put up a team-best batting average of .243 while leading the Athletics in runs batted in (48).
- Murphy’s home runs rank 81st in MLB and he ranks 74th in RBI in MLB.
- Murphy has reached base with a hit 62 times this season in 102 games played (60.8%), including multiple hits in 22.5% of them (23 times).
- Murphy has homered in 12.7% of his games in 2022 (13 of 102), 3.1% of his trips to the plate.
Last Five Games
| Opponent | Date | H/AB | R | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astros | August 12 | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Angels | August 10 | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angels | August 9 | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angels | August 8 | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | August 7 | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Astros Pitching in 2022
- McCullers Jr. will take the mound to start for the Astros, his first of the season.
- He ranked 12th in ERA (3.16), 24th in WHIP (1.220), and 13th in K/9 (10.3) among qualified pitchers in MLB play last season.
- The Astros pitching staff ranks fifth in the league with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Astros pitchers combine to surrender 99 home runs (0.9 per game), the fourth-fewest in the league.
