Jonah Heim and the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros, and starting pitcher Cristian Javier, on October 18 at 8:03 PM ET at Globe Life Field. Heim hit a homer in his previous game (going 1-for-4). The Rangers are holding a 2-0 lead in the series going into Game 3 of the ALCS.
Heim is batting .258 with 28 doubles, 18 home runs and 40 walks. Among hitters in MLB play, Heim ranks 112th in homers and 31st in RBI. Heim has hit safely in nine straight games. In his last games he is batting .237 with a home run, three walks and seven RBI.
Heim has a hit in 67.4% of his 135 games this year, with multiple base knocks in 23.0% of those contests (31).
He has gone yard in 19 games this season (135 opportunities, 14.1%), going deep in 3.6% of his chances at the plate.
Heim has scored at least a run in 36.3% of his games this season (49 of 135), with two or more runs scored in 12 of them (8.9%).
He has driven in at least one run 55 times this season in 135 games played (40.7%), including 23 multi-RBI outings (17.0%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in 14 contests.
Heim has gone down on strikes at least once in 58.5% of his games this season (79 of 135), with two or more strikeouts in 19 of those contests (14.1%).
Jonah Heim stats against the Astros
Date
Opp. SP
H/AB
XBH
HR
RBI
R
K/BB
SB
10/16/2023
Framber Valdez
1-for-4
1
1
1
1
2/0
0
10/15/2023
Justin Verlander
1-for-3
0
0
1
0
0/1
0
9/6/2023
Justin Verlander
0-for-4
0
0
0
0
1/0
0
9/5/2023
Framber Valdez
1-for-2
0
0
0
1
0/0
0
9/4/2023
J.P. France
1-for-4
0
0
0
0
0/0
0
7/26/2023
Framber Valdez
0-for-2
0
0
0
0
1/0
0
7/25/2023
J.P. France
2-for-3
0
0
0
1
0/1
0
7/24/2023
Brandon Bielak
0-for-4
0
0
1
0
1/1
0
7/3/2023
Cristian Javier
1-for-4
0
0
0
2
1/1
0
7/2/2023
Shawn Dubin
0-for-3
0
0
0
0
1/1
0
Astros starter: Cristian Javier
Javier (10-5 with a 4.56 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 162 2/3 innings pitched) gets the nod for the Astros in his 32nd start of the season.
The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Tuesday, Oct. 10 versus the Minnesota Twins, as he tossed five scoreless innings while allowing just one hit.
Among pitcher who qualify, the 26-year-old currently ranks 37th in ERA (4.56), 31st in WHIP (1.265), and 27th in K/9 rate (8.8) this year.
Javier heads into the game after racking up 11 quality starts.
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