Astros vs. Diamondbacks: Betting Preview for Sept. 6
Published 8:24 am Friday, September 6, 2024
Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (75-65) will square off with Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks (79-62) at Minute Maid Park on Friday, Sept. 6. First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. ET.
At -160, the Astros are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Diamondbacks (+135). Sportsbooks have set the over/under for this matchup at 7.5 runs.
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Astros vs. Diamondbacks Game Info
- Date: Friday, September 6, 2024
- Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Astros -160
- Moneyline Underdog: Diamondbacks +135
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -120, Under: +100)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Framber Valdez (13-6) takes the mound for the Astros in his 25th start of the season. He has a 3.11 ERA in 150 1/3 innings pitched, with 146 strikeouts.
- In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the lefty tossed seven scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals without surrendering a hit.
- Valdez has registered 14 quality starts this season.
- Valdez will try to prolong an 11-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.3 innings per outing).
- In five of his 24 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 11th in MLB action with 165 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Houston ranks 11th in baseball with a .416 slugging percentage.
- The Astros’ .260 batting average is third-best in the majors.
- Houston is the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.5 runs per game (636 total).
- The Astros rank eighth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .320.
- The Astros strike out 7.4 times per game to rank fourth in MLB.
- Houston has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
- Houston’s pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Astros have the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.251).
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