Astros vs. Rangers Player Props Today: Yordan Alvarez - ALCS Game 3

Yordan Alvarez will try for another impactful showing, after he smacked two homers in his previous game, when the Houston Astros face Max Scherzer and the Texas Rangers on Wednesday at 8:03 PM ET. The Rangers have a 2-0 lead in the series heading into Game 3 of the ALCS.

Alvarez has a team-high 31 home runs. He has 97 RBI.

Yordan Alvarez prop lines and game time

• Matchup: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
• Time: 8:03 PM ET
• Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Now!)
• Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -182)
• Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +250)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +155)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +125)

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 11:41 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Yordan Alvarez prop bet insights

• In 90 of 120 games this season (75.0%) Alvarez has recorded a hit, and 30 of those contests (25.0%) he posted two or more knocks.
• He has hit a home run in 33 of 120 games in 2023 (27.5%), which is 6.3% of his trips to the dish.
• Alvarez has touched home plate at least one time 66 times this season in 120 tries (55.0%), including scoring multiple runs in 14.2% of games (17 times).
• He has driven in at least one run in 57 of 120 games this year (47.5%), with two or more RBI in 32 of them (26.7%).
• Alvarez has been set down on strikes in 60.0% of his 120 games this year, with two or more strikeouts in 18.3% of them (22).

Yordan Alvarez stats against the Rangers

Rangers starter: Max Scherzer

• The Rangers will call on Scherzer (13-6) to make his 28th start of the season. He is 13-6 with a 3.77 ERA and 174 Ks in 152 2/3 innings pitched.
• When he last appeared on Tuesday, Sept. 12, the right-hander threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays while surrendering three hits.
• In 27 games this year, the 39-year-old held an ERA of 3.77, with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .221 against him.
• Scherzer is looking to notch his 15th quality start in this matchup.