Jose Altuve MLB Player Prop Bets vs Kansas City Royals 4/9/2024

Game: Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

Total Bases Prop: 1.5 - Over (-104) Under (-120)

Hits Prop: 1.5 - Over (+195) Under (-244)

The Houston Astros and Jose Altuve will take on the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Prop bets for Altuve start at 1.5 total bases and 1.5 hits.

Jose Altuve Season Stats

Jose Altuve’s slash line this season is .375/.432/.700 thus far. He is one of the top players on his team and has already accrued 15 hits this season which puts him toward the top of the MLB rankings for hits. He’s made 44 plate appearances, and, in those PAs, he’s hit 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 3 RBIs. He’s been caught stealing once and had been walked 4 times. Altuve has an OPS of 1.132 and has recorded 28 total bases thus far.

Jose Altuve Career Stats

• This is Jose Altuve’s 14th year in the league, and he is a career .308 hitter.
• He has 2,062 hits in 1,678 games, with 404 doubles in that time.
• Altuve has a total of 31 triples and 212 home runs.
• He has a slugging percentage of .472 and an OPS of .836.
• His OBP for his career sits at .364 and he has earned a total of 3,164 bases in his time playing in the MLB.
• He’s been a Houston Astro for his entire career and has tallied 750 RBIs in that time.
• At the plate, Altuve has struck out 917 times and been given a free base 557 times.

Jose Altuve vs Kansas City Royals

Altuve has faced the Kansas City Royals 64 times in his career. He hits .266 with a .337 OBP and a .408 slugging percentage. In 301 plate appearances, he’s had 71 hits, 14 doubles and 8 home runs. He’s has hit in 31 RBIs in his career and has struck out 32 times. Cole Ragans is the expected starter for the Royals and has faced Altuve 11 times. Out of those 11 PAs, Altuve has only gotten on base via the walk in which he has 3. Outside of the free passes, Altuve has yet to record a hit against Ragans.

Houston Astros Offense Last 5 Games

The Houston Astros received their 5th loss of the season on April 2nd against the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 1 – 2. Both teams had 8 hits a piece and Jose Altuve went 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. The got the win on April 3rd 8 – 0. They had 15 hits in the game with Yordan Alvarez carrying the offense. He went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs in 5 plate appearances. On April 5th, the Astros were only able to muster 3 hits in a 2 – 10 loss to the Texas Rangers. Jake Meyers was responsible for those 2 runs with a home run and 2 RBIs. Houston was beaten by the Rangers again on April 6th by a score of 2 – 7. Altuve had 3 of the 8 team hits and struck out once. Houston won 3 – 1 on Sunday with Yordan Alveraz hitting his 3rd deep shot of the season. He went 1 for 3 with 3 RBIs.

Kansas City Royals Pitching Last 5 Games

Baltimore beat Kansas City on April 3rd 4 – 3. It wasn’t the fault of starter Cole Ragans who pitched 6.1 innings and gave up 1 hit. He faced 22 batters and struck out 7 for the day. Seth Lugo started for the Royals on April 4th and went 6.2 innings, striking out 3 and allowing 1 earned run. They got the win over the Chicago White Sox with 10 runs and holding the Sox to 1. The next game, the Royals gave the White sox their 6th loss of the season with a 2 – 1 win behind the solid pitching of Brady Singer. He faced 21 batters and struck out 4 on his way to giving up 1 run. The got a 3 – 0 win on Saturday. They didn’t allow a run and struck out 10 as a team. Kansas City completed the sweep on Sunday with a 5 -3 win over the White Sox. Even allowing double the hits they earned, the Royals were able to hold on to the win.

Other prop to watch for this game. 

Jeremy Pena is one of the big contributors on the Houston Astros.

• Jeremy Pena went hitless in the game against the Blue Jays on April 2nd.
• He went 2 for 4 against Toronto on April 3rd with a home run and 3 RBIs on the day.
• On April 5th, Pena went 1 for 3 with a run scored in their loss to the Rangers.
• He went hitless on Saturday in his 4 plate appearances.
• On Sunday, Jeremy Pena got a hit on 4 PAs. He struck out 2 times and had a stolen base.

Josh's Pick: Take Jose Altuve Under 1.5 hits (-244)

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