Astros vs. Diamondbacks Player Props Today: Kyle Tucker - September 30
Kyle Tucker, coming off a one-hit showing in his previous game (1-for-4), will take the field for the Houston Astros versus Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET on ARID.
Tucker has a team-high batting average of .282 while leading the Astros in runs batted in (111). He’s also hit 29 home runs. Among all hitters in MLB, Tucker’s home run total ranks 29th and his RBI tally ranks third. Tucker enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and two RBI.
Watch MLB on Fubo!Kyle Tucker prop lines and game time
- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- TV Channel: ARID
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -278)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +340)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +130)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -118)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -105)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +475)
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 1:31 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Kyle Tucker prop bet insights
- Tucker has reached base with a hit 108 times this season in 155 games played (69.7%), including multiple hits on 40 occasions (25.8%).
- In 17.4% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (27 of 155). During the 2023 campaign, he’s hit a round-tripper in 4.4% of his trips to the plate.
- In 44.5% of his games this year (69 of 155), Tucker has scored at least a run, and in 18 of those games (11.6%) he recorded more than one run scored.
- He has picked up at least one RBI 65 times this season in 155 games played (41.9%), including 30 multi-RBI outings (19.4%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in nine contests.
- Tucker has struck out one or more times 72 times this year in 155 tries (46.5%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 10.3% of games (16 times).
Kyle Tucker stats against the Diamondbacks
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29/2023 | Zac Gallen | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/28/2022 | Zac Gallen | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 9/27/2022 | Zach Davies | 2-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 4/13/2022 | Merrill Kelly | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/12/2022 | Madison Bumgarner | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/19/2021 | Zac Gallen | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/18/2021 | Humberto Castellanos | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2021 | Madison Bumgarner | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Diamondbacks starter: Merrill Kelly
- Kelly (12-7 with a 3.48 ERA and 182 strikeouts in 170 2/3 innings pitched) takes the hill for the Diamondbacks in his 30th start of the season.
- When he last took the hill on Monday versus the New York Yankees, the right-hander tossed five innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- Among qualifying hurlers this year, the 34-year-old ranks 15th in ERA (3.48), 25th in WHIP (1.201), and 16th in K/9 rate (9.6).
- Kelly has posted 17 quality starts this season.