Astros vs. Rangers Player Props Today: Yordan Alvarez - ALCS Game 2

Yordan Alvarez will look to get back on track following a hitless performance in his previous game (0-for-4). His Houston Astros face Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers on Monday at 4:37 PM ET on FOX. The Rangers own a 1-0 lead in the series heading into Game 2 of the ALCS.

Alvarez leads the Astros with 31 home runs, while collecting 97 RBI.

Yordan Alvarez prop lines and game time

• Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
• 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: +290)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +150)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +125)

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.

Yordan Alvarez prop bet insights

• Alvarez has reached base with a hit 89 times this season in 119 games played (74.8%), including multiple hits on 29 occasions (24.4%).
• Out of the 119 games he has appeared in this season, he’s hit a long ball in 32 contests (26.9%), going deep in 6.3% of his trips to the plate.
• In 54.6% of his games this season (65 of 119), Alvarez has scored at least one run, and in 16 of those games (13.4%) he recorded more than one run scored.
• In 56 of 119 games this year (47.1%), he has tallied an RBI, and 31 of those games (26.1%) included a performance that produced more than one RBI. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in 11 contests.
• Alvarez has gone down on strikes at least once 71 times this season in 119 games played (59.7%), including 22 multi-strikeout contests (18.5%).

Yordan Alvarez stats against the Rangers

Rangers starter: Nathan Eovaldi

• Eovaldi gets the start for the Rangers in his 26th of the season. He holds a record of 12-5 with a 3.63 ERA and 132 Ks in 144 2/3 innings pitched.
• When he last took the hill on Wednesday versus the Baltimore Orioles, the right-hander tossed seven innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering five hits.
• In 25 games this year, the 33-year-old held an ERA of 3.63, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .225 against him.
• Eovaldi is aiming to extend a second-game quality start streak in this game.