Rangers vs. Astros Player Props Today: Jonah Heim - ALCS Game 2

Jonah Heim will try to improve on a one-hit performance in his previous game (1-for-3 with an RBI). His Texas Rangers face Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros on Monday at 4:37 PM ET on FOX. The clubs will square off in Game 2 of the ALCS. The Rangers are holding a 1-0 series lead.

Heim is hitting .258 with 28 doubles, 18 home runs and 40 walks. In MLB action, Heim ranks 112th in home runs and 31st in RBI. Heim has safely hit in eight straight games. In his last outings he is batting .216 with three walks and six RBI.

Jonah Heim prop lines and game time

• Matchup: Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
• Time: 4:37 PM ET
• Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
• TV Channel: FOX
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Now!)
• Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
• Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +180)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +145)
• Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1450)

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 8:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Jonah Heim prop bet insights

• In 67.2% of his games this season (90 of 134), Heim has recorded a hit, and in 31 of those games (23.1%) he’s recorded at least two hits.
• In 13.4% of his games this season, he has homered (18 of 134). During the 2023 campaign, he’s left the yard in 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
• Heim has touched home plate at least one time 48 times this season in 134 games played (35.8%), including 12 multi-run scoring contests (9.0%).
• He has notched at least one RBI 54 times this year in 134 games played (40.3%), including 23 multi-RBI outings (17.2%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in 14 contests.
• Heim has gone down on strikes in 78 of 134 games this season, with multiple punchouts in 18 of them.

Jonah Heim stats against the Astros

Astros starter: Framber Valdez

• Valdez toes the rubber for the Astros in his 32nd of the season. He is 12-11 with a 3.45 ERA and 200 Ks in 198 2/3 innings pitched.
• When he last got the call on Monday, Oct. 9, the left-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins, allowing five earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 29-year-old currently ranks 15th in ERA (3.45), 13th in WHIP (1.126), and 22nd in K/9 (9.1).
• Valdez has registered 20 quality starts this year.