Luis Garcia and the Houston Astros (85-47) face the Los Angeles Angels (57-75) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 9:07pm (ET). Let’s take a look at some of Garcia’s Player props for the matchup. Luis Garcia is the probable pitcher for the Astros, while Shohei Ohtani is the probable pitcher for the Angels. The Los Angeles Angels are favored to win, currently listed at -125. The total runs line is set at 8.0.
Strikeouts
Luis Garcia’s strikeout line is set at 5.5 on Saturday, with over at -115 and under at -115.
- Garcia has recorded 132 strikeouts this season – ranking T41st in the MLB – averaging 5.7 per start.
- On the road, Garcia has recorded 59 strikeouts this season – averaging 5.4 per start.
- On the road, Garcia has recorded 32 strikeouts in his last five starts.
- He has exceeded this line in 13 of his 23 starts (56.5%) this season.
- He has exceeded this line in eight of his last 13 starts.
- On the road, he has exceeded this line in five of his 11 starts (45.5%) this season.
- On the road, he has exceeded this line in three of his last five starts.
- Garcia recorded 7 strikeouts in his most recent start against the Angels.
- Garcia has recorded 31 strikeouts in his 7 career starts against the Angels.
- Garcia has recorded 14 strikeouts in his 4 career road starts against the Angels.
- Garcia has recorded 13 strikeouts in his last three road starts against the Angels.
- The Angels have struck out 1277 times this season – ranking 1st in the MLB.
Let’s take a look at how Luis Garcia performs in some other key statistical areas.
Wins
- Garcia holds a 11-8 W/L record this season, as well as a 3-2 record from his last five starts.
- Garcia holds a 2-2 W/L record in his career against the Angels.
- On the road, Garcia holds a 1-0 W/L record in his career against the Angels.
Home Runs Allowed
- Garcia has allowed 20 home runs in 23 starts this season.
- Garcia has allowed 3 home runs in his last five starts.
- On the road, Garcia has allowed 7 home runs in 11 starts this season.
- Garcia did not allow a home run in his most recent start against the Angels.
- Garcia has allowed 6 home runs in his 7 career starts against the Angels.
- Garcia has allowed 2 home runs in his last four starts against the Angels.
- Garcia has allowed 2 home runs in his 4 career road starts against the Angels.
- Garcia has allowed 1 home run in his last three road starts against the Angels.
- The LA Angels have hit 151 home runs this season – ranking 12th in the MLB.
Earned Run Average
- Garcia has an ERA of 4.14 this season.
- In his last three appearances against the Angels, Garcia has an ERA of 2.04.
- In his last two road appearances against the Angels, Garcia has an ERA of 0.75.