Brent Rooker Player Props: September 12, Athletics vs. Astros
Following a multi-hit performance in his previous game (2-for-5 with two RBI), Brent Rooker will try for continued success Thursday. The Oakland Athletics square off versus the Houston Astros, and will face starter Framber Valdez at 2:10 PM ET on SCHN.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Brent Rooker player prop bets.
Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (35), runs batted in (101) and has put up a team-best batting average of .299. In MLB action, Rooker ranks seventh in homers and fifth in RBI.
Watch tonight's Athletics game on Fubo!Brent Rooker Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -180)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +150)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -180)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1100)
How to Watch Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros
- Matchup: Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros
- Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Brent Rooker vs. Framber Valdez
- In his career versus Framber Valdez, Rooker is 2-for-15 with a double and a home run.
- Rooker is 0-for-3 when stepping into the box against Framber Valdez this season.
- Against Framber Valdez last year, Rooker went 1-for-8 with a home run.
Brent Rooker prop bet insights
- Rooker has reached base with a hit 92 times this year in 129 games played (71.3%), including multiple hits on 42 occasions (32.6%).
- He has gone yard in 24.0% of his games this season (129 contests), leaving the ballpark in 6.4% of his plate appearances.
- Rooker has scored in 43.4% of his 129 games this season, with two or more runs scored in 10.9% of those games (14).
- In 42.6% of his games this year (55 of 129), he has picked up at least one RBI. In 28 of those games (21.7%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in 12 contests.
- Rooker has struck out in 73.6% of his 129 games this year, with two or more punchouts in 35.7% of those contests (46).
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Brent Rooker stats against the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2024 | Hunter Brown | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2024 | Spencer Arrighetti | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2024 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2024 | Jake Bloss | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 7/22/2024 | Spencer Arrighetti | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2024 | Spencer Arrighetti | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/24/2024 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/16/2024 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2024 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2024 | Ronel Blanco | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Astros starter: Framber Valdez
- The Astros will call on Valdez (14-6) to make his 26th start of the season. He is 14-6 with a 2.97 ERA and 153 Ks in 157 1/3 innings pitched.
- His last outing came on Saturday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, when the lefty went seven scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.
- Among qualifying hurlers this year, the 30-year-old ranks sixth in ERA (2.97), 14th in WHIP (1.093), and 25th in K/9 rate (8.8).
- Valdez is aiming to continue a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.