Athletics vs. Astros Player Props | Sean Murphy | Thursday
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The Oakland Athletics visit the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, taking the field at 7:20pm ET on Thursday September 15th. The Oakland Athletics are 2-run underdogs in the game, and the Over/Under is set at 8 runs.
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Today, we are looking at Oakland Athletics player Sean Murphy as the Athletics face the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball action.
In the last 5 matchups between the Astros and Athletics, the Astros won three times and the Athletics won twice. Their most recent matchup on August 14, 2022 ended 6-3 with the Houston Astros taking the win.
Sean Murphy Season Stats
- Games Played: 131 | Home Runs: 18 | RBI: 64 | Runs: 60 | Batting Average: .251 | OBP: .331 | SLG: .436 | OPS: .767.
- Murphy’s Hits line for tonight’s matchup vs. Houston Astros is set at 0.5 which is 0.41 less than than his season average of 0.91.
- Murphy’s Runs Scored line for tonight’s matchup vs. Houston Astros is set at 0.5 which is 0.04 more than than his season average of 0.46.
- Murphy’s RBIs line for tonight’s matchup vs. Houston Astros is set at 0.5 which is 0.01 more than than his season average of 0.49.
- Murphy’s Home Runs line for tonight’s matchup vs. Houston Astros is set at 0.5 which is 0.36 more than than his season average of 0.14.
Sean Murphy Stats vs. Houston
AB | HR | RBI | R | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .268 | .375 | .366 | .741 |
Sean Murphy Notable Teammates
Name | GP | HR | RBI | R | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Murphy | 131 | 18 | 64 | 60 | .251 | .331 | .436 | .767 |
Vimael Machín | 59 | 1 | 11 | 20 | .228 | .309 | .294 | .603 |
Shea Langeliers | 24 | 3 | 13 | 10 | .216 | .237 | .409 | .646 |
Seth Brown | 131 | 22 | 58 | 47 | .232 | .294 | .446 | .740 |
Ramón Laureano | 92 | 13 | 34 | 48 | .214 | .289 | .381 | .670 |
Dermis Garcia | 21 | 4 | 13 | 9 | .291 | .381 | .582 | .963 |
Cody Thomas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .345 | .296 | .641 |
The The Houston Astros are 3-2 in their last five games, while the Oakland Athletics are heading into this matchup with a record of 2-3 in their last five contests.
The Athletics’ 52-91 record in 2022 puts them in 5th place in the AL West with a 23-37 division record and 15th place in the American League with a 48-78 league record.
The Houston Astros are 93-50, sitting in 1st place in the AL West with a 48-24 division record and 1st place in the American League with a 84-44 league record.
Houston Astros Stat Rankings
STAT | Rank | |
---|---|---|
Team ERA | 2.93 | 29 |
Team Batting Avg | .246 | 13 |
HR | 187 | 5 |
RBI | 627 | 9 |
R | 647 | 9 |
OBP | .320 | 7 |
SLG | .420 | 7 |
OPS | .740 | 7 |
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