After he hit two homers in his last game (going 2-for-4 with three RBI), Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros will see James Paxton at the bump for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET on SCHN.
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Alvarez paces the Astros in home runs (24), runs batted in (62) and has a team-high batting average of .304. Among all batters in MLB action, Alvarez’s home run total ranks 17th and his RBI tally ranks 39th. Alvarez has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, four home runs, six walks and seven RBI.
In his career versus James Paxton, Alvarez is 1-for-2.
Last year against James Paxton, Alvarez went 1-for-2 at the plate.
Yordan Alvarez prop bet insights
In 64.9% of his games this year (72 of 111), Alvarez has recorded a hit, and in 40 of those games (36%) he’s recorded at least two base hits.
He has hit a home run in 18% of his games in 2024 (20 of 111), 5% of his trips to the dish.
In 42.3% of his 111 games this season, Alvarez has scored (47 times). He’s also put up 17 games with multiple runs in 2024 (15.3%).
He has driven in at least one run 35 times this year in 111 tries (31.5%), including plating multiple runs in 16.2% of games (18 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on nine occasions..
Alvarez has been set down on strikes at least once 50 times this season in 111 tries (45%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 14.4% of games (16 times).
Paxton tries for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Red Sox in his 21st of the season. He holds a record of 9-3 with a 4.42 ERA and 73 Ks in 99 2/3 innings pitched.
His last outing came on Tuesday versus the Kansas City Royals, when the lefty threw six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
The 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.42, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 20 contests this year. Opposing hitters have a .247 batting average against him.
Paxton is attempting to notch his eighth quality start in this matchup.
