Kerry Carpenter Player Props: May 12, Tigers vs. Astros
Kerry Carpenter will attempt for another explosive performance, after he mashed two homers in his previous game, when the Detroit Tigers take on Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Kerry Carpenter player prop bets.
Carpenter has accumulated a team-best batting average of .275. He has hit five home runs and collected 18 RBI.
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- Matchup: Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros
- Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024
- TV Channel: MLB Network
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -185)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +170)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -185)
Kerry Carpenter prop bet insights
- Carpenter has reached base with a hit 21 times this year in 37 games played (56.8%), including multiple hits on seven occasions (18.9%).
- He has hit a long ball in 10.8% of his games in 2024 (four of 37), 4.1% of his trips to the dish.
- Carpenter has scored at least one run 11 times this season in 37 games played (29.7%), including one multi-run effort.
- He has tallied at least one RBI 13 times this year in 37 games played (35.1%), including four multi-RBI outings (10.8%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 54.1% of his games this season (20 of 37), Carpenter has struck out one or more times, and in six of those games (16.2%) he registered more than one punchout.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:25 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Kerry Carpenter stats against the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/11/2024 | Cristian Javier | 2-for-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/27/2023 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/26/2023 | Hunter Brown | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/25/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/5/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Hunter Brown | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/14/2022 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Hunter Brown | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Astros starter: Justin Verlander
- Verlander (1-1 with a 4.43 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings pitched) takes the hill for the Astros in his fifth start of the season.
- When he last got the call on Tuesday, the righty went five innings against the New York Yankees, giving up seven earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- In four outings this season, the 41-year-old has a 4.43 ERA and 6 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .250 to his opponents.