Kyle Tucker Preview, Player Props: Astros vs. Rangers

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The Houston Astros and Kyle Tucker (.378 slugging percentage over his past 10 games, including one homer), battle starter Andrew Heaney and the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, Monday at 4:05 PM ET.

He had a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-3 with an RBI) against the Yankees.

Kyle Tucker Game Info & Props vs. the Rangers

  • Game Day: Monday, September 4, 2023
  • Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
  • Stadium: Globe Life Field
  • Rangers Starter: Andrew Heaney
  • TV Channel: MLB Network
  • Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
  • Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360)
  • RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +170)
  • Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)

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Kyle Tucker At The Plate

  • Tucker leads Houston with 142 hits and an OBP of .371, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .511.
  • Among the qualifying hitters in MLB play, he ranks 14th in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and 14th in slugging.
  • Tucker has picked up a hit in 69.4% of his 134 games this season, with more than one hit in 27.6% of them.
  • In 24 games this year, he has homered (17.9%, and 4.5% of his trips to the dish).
  • In 41.8% of his games this year, Tucker has had at least one RBI. He's picked up more than one in 20.1% and driven in three or more of his team's runs in nine contests.
  • He has scored a run in 58 games this season, with multiple runs 15 times.

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Kyle Tucker Home/Away Batting Splits

Rangers Pitching Rankings

  • The Rangers pitching staff is 20th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • The Rangers have a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Rangers pitchers combine to rank 12th in baseball in home runs surrendered (159 total, 1.2 per game).
  • Heaney aims for his 10th win when he gets the start for the Rangers, his 27th of the season. He is 9-6 with a 4.16 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His last appearance came on Tuesday against the New York Mets, when the lefty tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
  • The 32-year-old has an ERA of 4.16, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opponents are hitting .250 against him.
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