Astros vs. Diamondbacks Player Props Today: Yordan Alvarez - September 30
Yordan Alvarez, coming off a one-hit performance 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.
Alvarez has hit a team-best 31 home runs (he’s added 97 RBI).
Watch MLB on Fubo!Yordan Alvarez prop lines and game time
- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- TV Channel: ARID
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +220)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +115)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -139)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -110)
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.
Yordan Alvarez prop bet insights
- Alvarez has a hit in 82 out of 112 games this year (73.2%), with multiple hits in 27 of those contests (24.1%).
- In 25.9% of his games this season, he has gone yard (29 of 112). During the 2023 campaign, he’s left the yard in 6.4% of his trips to the dish.
- In 60 of 112 games this year (53.6%), Alvarez has scored a run, and 14 of those games (12.5%) included an effort that produced two or more runs scored.
- He has plated a run in 53 of 112 games this season, with multiple RBI in 29 of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in 10 contests.
- Alvarez has gone down on strikes at least once 67 times this year in 112 games played (59.8%), including 19 multi-punchout contests (17.0%).
Yordan Alvarez 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 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | Zach Davies | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/19/2021 | Zac Gallen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/18/2021 | Humberto Castellanos | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2021 | Madison Bumgarner | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Diamondbacks starter: Merrill Kelly
- Kelly (12-7 with a 3.48 ERA and 182 strikeouts in 170 2/3 innings pitched) gets the nod for the Diamondbacks in his 30th start of the season.
- His last outing came on Monday versus the New York Yankees, when the right-hander threw five innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers, the 34-year-old’s 3.48 ERA ranks 15th, 1.201 WHIP ranks 25th, and 9.6 K/9 ranks 16th this season.
- Kelly enters the game after racking up 17 quality starts.