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The Houston Astros and Yordan Alvarez will take on Corey Kluber and the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday at 2:10 PM.
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Game Info, Alvarez Props for Astros vs Rays
- Game Day: Sunday, October 2, 2022
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
| Hits | Home Runs | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over/Under | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Over Odds | -250 | +270 | +130 |
Alvarez in 2022
- Alvarez paces the Astros with 37 home runs while accumulating a team-high batting average of .303.
- Among all batters in MLB play, Alvarez’s home run total ranks sixth and his RBI tally ranks 14th.
- Alvarez has reached base with a hit 87 times this year in 131 games played (66.4%), including multiple hits in 29.8% of them (39 times).
- Alvarez has hit a long ball in 31 games this season (131 opportunities, 23.7%), going deep in 6.8% of his plate appearances.
Last Five Games
| Opponent | Date | H/AB | R | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rays | October 1 | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rays | September 30 | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamondbacks | September 27 | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orioles | September 25 | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orioles | September 24 | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Rays Pitching in 2022
- Kluber (10-9 with a 4.36 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 159 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his 31st of the season.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 36-year-old ranks 40th in ERA (4.36), 34th in WHIP (1.208), and 34th in K/9 (7.6).
- The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 12th in the league.
- Rays pitchers combine to surrender 168 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (to rank 14th in the league).
