Yordan Alvarez Player Props: August 20, Astros vs. Red Sox
Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros will play Nick Pivetta and the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET on SCHN. Alvarez had three hits in his last appearance, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Yordan Alvarez player prop bets.
Alvarez leads the Astros with 25 home runs while accumulating a team-high batting average of .310. Alvarez’s home runs rank 19th in MLB and he ranks 40th in RBI in MLB.
Watch tonight's Astros game on Fubo!Yordan Alvarez Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -255)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +140)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -135)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -110)
How to Watch Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox
- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Yordan Alvarez vs. Nick Pivetta
- Alvarez is 0-for-6 in his career versus Nick Pivetta.
Yordan Alvarez prop bet insights
- Alvarez has a hit in 77 out of 118 games this season (65.3%), with more than one hit in 44 of those contests (37.3%).
- He has homered in 17.8% of his games in 2024 (21 of 118), 4.9% of his trips to the dish.
- In 41.5% of his 118 games this season, Alvarez has touched home plate (49 times). He’s also put up 19 games with multiple runs in 2024 (16.1%).
- In 33.1% of his 118 games this season, he has driven in a run (39 times). He’s also put up 18 games with multiple RBI in 2024 (15.3%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in nine contests.
- In 53 of 118 games this year (44.9%), Alvarez has been set down on strikes, and 18 of those games (15.3%) included a performance that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
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Yordan Alvarez stats against the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2024 | Tanner Houck | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2024 | James Paxton | 2-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/10/2024 | Josh Winckowski | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2024 | Tanner Houck | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/30/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/29/2023 | Brayan Bello | 3-for-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Chris Sale | 4-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/24/2023 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/21/2023 | James Paxton | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2022 | Rich Hill | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Red Sox starter: Nick Pivetta
- The Red Sox will call on Pivetta (5-8) to make his 20th start of the season. He is 5-8 with a 4.49 ERA and 123 Ks through 100 1/3 innings pitched.
- His last outing came on Thursday versus the Baltimore Orioles, when the righty threw five innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up three hits.
- The 31-year-old has put up a 4.49 ERA and 11 Ks per nine innings across 19 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .232 to opposing batters.
- Pivetta is looking to put up his eighth quality start of the year.