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Astros Eye Bounce Back With Valdez Against Athletics
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9/18/2024
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Houston has dropped three straight, including the first two of its set at home at H-Town
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against the Oakland Athletics.
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Trying to avoid the sweep today.
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Who do you turn to?
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Frambois Valdez, who gets the start today against the A's.
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You can see the Astros booked as greater than a $2.00 favorite.
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Does Houston end their three-game skid and avoid the sweep today against the Athletics?
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Yes, they do, and yesterday there were two RBI guys I loved on the Houston Astros.
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Neither one of those got an RBI and ended up losing that game, but I do think a bounce
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back is in order today.
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Why?
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Because it's Frambois Valdez on the mound.
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You take a look at his last 60 days, Ben.
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A stellar 1.83 ERA and an XFIP of 2.53.
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That covers 59 innings.
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He's been nothing short of spectacular.
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If you look at his last 30 days, ISIL against an 0-12, which is microscopic through 96 batters.
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You take a look at the weighted-on-base percentage, 171.
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Strikeouts.
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How about this?
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He's a left-handed pitcher.
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Left-handed bats going up against him past month, 46% strikeout rate.
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That's astronomically good.
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You take a look at the Oakland lineup tonight and say, how can they fare?
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Forget about going up against Frambois Valdez, one of the better left-handed pitchers in
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baseball.
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Just lefties in general.
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You have Lawrence Butler to lead off at a .308 ISIL power number to weighted-on-base
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percentage of .440, which is spectacular.
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After that, just about every single batter in that lineup really struggles with left-handed
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pitching.
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Run line for the Houston Astros today.
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They bounce back in a big way because Frambois Valdez is absolutely elite.
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