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Mike Trout
Los Angeles Angels • #27 • CF
Mike Trout And Angels Face Astros On March 27
Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels will take on the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Trout has +320 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Trout had a .232 BA, .359 OBP and .439 SLG with a 32% strikeout rate and a 15.6% walk rate last season. His OPS was .797 and he scored 73 runs. In 556 plate appearances, he hit 26 home runs and drove in 64 runs. He hit a home run while going 1-for-2 in his most recent game against the Astros.
Mike Burrows starts for the first time this season for the Astros.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Zach Neto
Los Angeles Angels • #9 • SS
Zach Neto And Angels Play Astros On March 27
Zach Neto and his Los Angeles Angels will square off against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Neto has +400 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Neto had a .257 BA, .319 OBP and .474 SLG with a 26.9% strikeout rate and a 6% walk rate last season. His OPS was .793 and he scored 82 runs. In 554 plate appearances, he hit 26 home runs and drove in 62 runs. Neto recorded 26 steals on 35 attempts. He had a hitless performance in his most recent game (0 for 5) against the Astros.
Mike Burrows will make his first start of the season for the Astros.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Jorge Soler
Los Angeles Angels • #12 • LF
Jorge Soler And Angels Play Astros On March 27
Jorge Soler and the Los Angeles Angels will take on the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Soler has +420 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Soler had a .215 BA, .293 OBP and .387 SLG with a 29.8% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate last season. His OPS was .680 and he scored 31 runs. In 315 plate appearances, he hit 12 home runs and drove in 34 runs. He had a one-hit showing in his most recent game (1-for-5) against the Astros.
Mike Burrows takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Astros.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Jo Adell
Los Angeles Angels • #7 • RF
Jo Adell And Angels Play Astros On March 27
Jo Adell and the Los Angeles Angels will take on the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Adell has +330 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Adell had a .236 BA, .293 OBP and .485 SLG with a 26.4% strikeout rate and a 5.8% walk rate last season. His OPS was .778 and he scored 62 runs. In 573 plate appearances, he hit 37 home runs (9th in MLB) and drove in 98 runs (17th in MLB). He racked up two hits (going 2 for 3) in his most recent appearance against the Astros.
Mike Burrows takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Astros.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Carlos Correa
Houston Astros • #1 • SS
Carlos Correa And Astros Face Angels On March 27
Carlos Correa and his Houston Astros will face the Los Angeles Angels at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Correa has +400 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Correa had a .276 BA, .332 OBP and .402 SLG with a 19.3% strikeout rate and a 7.7% walk rate last season. His OPS was .734 and he scored 63 runs. In 584 plate appearances, he hit 13 home runs and drove in 52 runs. He had a hitless showing in his last game (0 for 4) against the Angels.
Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Angels, his first of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros • #44 • LF
Yordan Alvarez And Astros Square Off Against Angels On March 27
Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros will square off against the Los Angeles Angels at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Alvarez has +300 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Alvarez had a .273 BA, .367 OBP and .430 SLG with a 16.6% strikeout rate and a 14.1% walk rate last season. His OPS was .797 and he scored 17 runs. In 199 plate appearances, he hit six home runs and drove in 27 runs. He had a hitless performance in his last game (0 for 3) against the Angels.
Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Angels, his first this season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Yusei Kikuchi
Los Angeles Angels • #16 • SP
Yusei Kikuchi And Angels Play Astros On March 27
Yusei Kikuchi will get the start for his Los Angeles Angels against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Kikuchi has -108 odds to total over 4.5 strikeouts as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Kikuchi went 7-11 with a 3.99 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 178 1/3 innings pitched last year.
The Astros averaged 4.2 runs per game last year, while racking up 2.7 extra base hits and 1.1 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
George Springer
Toronto Blue Jays • #4 • RF
George Springer And Blue Jays Square Off Against Athletics On March 27
George Springer and his Toronto Blue Jays will square off against the Athletics on Opening Day at Rogers Centre, on Friday, March 27 at 7:07 p.m. ET. Springer has +360 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Springer had a .307 BA, .397 OBP and .556 SLG with an 18.9% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate last season. His OPS was .953, which ranked 3rd in MLB, and he scored 106 runs. In 586 plate appearances, he hit 32 home runs (17th in MLB) and drove in 84 runs. Springer recorded 17 steals on 18 attempts.
Luis Severino starts for the first time this season for the Athletics.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Nick Kurtz
Oakland Athletics • #16 • 1B
Nick Kurtz And Athletics Take On Blue Jays On March 27
Nick Kurtz and the Athletics will face the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day at Rogers Centre, on Friday, March 27 at 7:07 p.m. ET. Kurtz has +265 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Kurtz had a .290 BA, .383 OBP and .619 SLG with a 30.9% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk rate last season. His OPS was 1.002 and he scored 90 runs. In 489 plate appearances, he hit 36 home runs (10th in MLB) and drove in 86 runs.
Kevin Gausman makes his first start of the season for the Blue Jays.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Kevin Gausman
Toronto Blue Jays • #34 • SP
Kevin Gausman And Blue Jays Play Athletics On March 27
Kevin Gausman will get the start for his Toronto Blue Jays against the Athletics on Opening Day at Rogers Centre, on Friday, March 27 at 7:07 p.m. ET. Gausman has -132 odds to total over 5.5 strikeouts as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Gausman went 10-11 with a 3.59 ERA and 189 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings pitched last year.
The Athletics averaged 4.5 runs per game last year, while collecting 3.3 extra base hits and 1.4 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.