Houston Astros Starting Lineup | September 29, 2023 Astros Lineup

86-72, 2nd in AL West

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The Houston Astros (87-72) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (84-75) on Friday. Arizona's Zac Gallen and Houston's Jose Urquidy have been named the starters for this contest. Kyle Tucker has led the way for the Astros starting lineup recently, batting .263 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI over the club's last ten games.
Updated: 5:46 am GMT, 9/28

Astros Starting Lineup

F. Valdez , (L), P
1. J. Altuve , (R), 2B
2. A. Bregman , (R), 3B
3. Y. Alvarez , (L), DH
4. K. Tucker , (L), RF
5. J. Abreu , (R), 1B
6. M. Brantley , (L), LF
7. J. Pena , (R), SS
8. C. McCormick , (R), CF
9. M. Maldonado , (R), C
Pos Pitcher
P Framber Valdez F. Valdez (L)
Pos Pitcher GS Record ERA IP Batters Faced Hits Runs HR Allowed BB SO K% BB% WHIP BABIP
P Framber Valdez F. Valdez (L) 26 10-9 3.38 167.2 693 141 71 16 43 164 23.7% 6.2% 1.09 .277
Pos Hitter Order G PA Hits 1B 2B 3B HR RBI Runs SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2B Jose Altuve J. Altuve (R) 1 67 303 83 53 16 2 12 36 60 13 2 .316 .403 .529 .932
3B Alex Bregman A. Bregman (R) 2 138 619 145 96 24 3 22 92 89 3 0 .272 .370 .451 .821
DH Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez (L) 3 91 396 95 53 18 1 23 77 62 0 0 .289 .402 .559 .961
RF Kyle Tucker K. Tucker (L) 4 135 574 143 86 31 0 26 99 80 26 4 .289 .371 .509 .880
1B Jose Abreu J. Abreu (R) 5 119 503 106 77 17 0 12 64 49 0 1 .232 .292 .348 .640
LF Michael Brantley M. Brantley (L) 6 5 16 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
SS Jeremy Pena J. Pena (R) 7 127 536 127 87 27 3 10 48 68 11 7 .260 .323 .389 .712
CF Chas McCormick C. McCormick (R) 8 93 377 94 58 15 2 19 61 52 14 4 .284 .366 .514 .880
C Martin Maldonado M. Maldonado (R) 9 100 337 57 36 10 0 11 28 27 0 0 .184 .252 .324 .576

Most Common Astros Lineups

7 Games
1. Mauricio Dubon
2. Jeremy Pena
3. Kyle Tucker
4. Alex Bregman
5. Jose Abreu
6. Chas McCormick
7. Yainer Diaz
8. Corey Julks
9. Martin Maldonado
5 Games
1. Jose Altuve
2. Alex Bregman
3. Yordan Alvarez
4. Kyle Tucker
5. Chas McCormick
6. Jose Abreu
7. Jeremy Pena
8. Jake Meyers
9. Martin Maldonado
5 Games
1. Jose Altuve
2. Jeremy Pena
3. Kyle Tucker
4. Alex Bregman
5. Yordan Alvarez
6. Jose Abreu
7. Chas McCormick
8. Corey Julks
9. Martin Maldonado
4 Games
1. Mauricio Dubon
2. Jeremy Pena
3. Yordan Alvarez
4. Alex Bregman
5. Kyle Tucker
6. Jose Abreu
7. Chas McCormick
8. Jake Meyers
9. Martin Maldonado
4 Games
1. Mauricio Dubon
2. Alex Bregman
3. Yordan Alvarez
4. Jose Abreu
5. Kyle Tucker
6. Jeremy Pena
7. Jake Meyers
8. David Hensley
9. Martin Maldonado
3 Games
1. Jose Altuve
2. Alex Bregman
3. Yordan Alvarez
4. Kyle Tucker
5. Chas McCormick
6. Yainer Diaz
7. Jose Abreu
8. Jeremy Pena
9. Jake Meyers

2023 Recent Astros Lineups

Game Score Starting Pitcher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9/4 @ TEX W 13-6 J.P. France J. France (R), 5 IP, 5 SO, 5 ER, ND Jose Altuve J. Altuve Jeremy Pena J. Pena Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez Alex Bregman A. Bregman Kyle Tucker K. Tucker Jose Abreu J. Abreu Chas McCormick C. McCormick Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz Mauricio Dubon M. Dubon
9/3 vs NYY L 1-6 Cristian Javier C. Javier (R), 6 IP, 8 SO, 3 ER, L Jose Altuve J. Altuve Alex Bregman A. Bregman Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez Kyle Tucker K. Tucker Jose Abreu J. Abreu Michael Brantley M. Brantley Jeremy Pena J. Pena Mauricio Dubon M. Dubon Martin Maldonado M. Maldonado
9/2 vs NYY L 4-5 Hunter Brown H. Brown (R), 4 IP, 5 SO, 3 ER, L Mauricio Dubon M. Dubon Alex Bregman A. Bregman Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez Kyle Tucker K. Tucker Jose Abreu J. Abreu Michael Brantley M. Brantley Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz Chas McCormick C. McCormick Jeremy Pena J. Pena
9/2 vs NYY L 2-6 Justin Verlander J. Verlander (R), 6 IP, 3 SO, 6 ER, L Jose Altuve J. Altuve Alex Bregman A. Bregman Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez Kyle Tucker K. Tucker Jose Abreu J. Abreu Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz Jeremy Pena J. Pena Jake Meyers J. Meyers Martin Maldonado M. Maldonado
8/30 @ BOS W 7-4 Framber Valdez F. Valdez (L), 6 IP, 5 SO, 2 ER, W Jose Altuve J. Altuve Alex Bregman A. Bregman Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez Kyle Tucker K. Tucker Chas McCormick C. McCormick Michael Brantley M. Brantley Jon Singleton J. Singleton Jeremy Pena J. Pena Martin Maldonado M. Maldonado

Jose Urquidy vs. the Diamondbacks

  • Urquidy (2-3) will take the mound for the Astros, his 10th start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw three scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Kansas City Royals.
  • The 28-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with an ERA of 5.84 and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .273.
  • In nine starts this season, he's earned a quality start in one of them.
  • The Diamondbacks rank 12th in MLB with a .252 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 17th in the league (.412) and 166 home runs.

Astros vs. Zac Gallen

  • Gallen (17-8 with a 3.49 ERA and 213 strikeouts in 203 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his 34th of the season.
  • His most recent time out came on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when the right-hander went six scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
  • The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.49, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 33 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .233 batting average against him.

Astros Betting Trends

  • The Astros have been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 27 (64.3%) of those contests.
  • This season, Houston has won 16 of its 28 games, or 57.1%, when it's the underdog by at least +103 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 49.3%.
  • So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 84 of its 159 games with a total.
  • The Astros are 78-81-0 against the spread this season.

Astros Injury News

  • Luis Garcia: 60-Day Injured List (Elbow)
  • Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day Injured List (Forearm)
  • Michael Brantley: Day-to-day (Soreness)
  • Chas McCormick: Day-to-day (Back/Side)