FINNs AMERICAN LEAGUE TOP PITCHING PROP I – George Kirby Strikeouts Thrown Over 5.5 (+125) | Kirby must start and throw at least one pitch for the Strikeouts Thrown Prop to be in play.
2% prop rating
Starting Pitchers: Kirby must start and throw at least one pitch for this game for this Top Pitcher Proposition to be official.
Home Plate Umpire: Yet to be announced
Venue: Minute Maid Park
Weather: The forecast for Houston calls for cloudy skies, no precipitation; first-pitch temps in the mid-70s.
Seattle starter George Kirby is a strike-throwing machine. The Mariners right-hander issued free passes to less than three percent of batters faced in 2023 in over 190 innings pitched. Kirby's ability to throw strikes is not a revelation. The DNA of the M's righty has been a strike-throwing monster throughout his college tenure at Elon and professional career.
Since getting beat up by the Cleveland Guardians and the Blue Jays in his first two April starts, Kirby has been Kirby. The Mariners ace has since worked a successful 18 innings, allowing 12 hits and two earned runs ... one home run ... and 25 strikeouts against just two walks. Kirby's past performance against the Astros' current roster is stellar. Altuve is 2 of 8; Alverez struggling at the plate like I have never witnessed is 0 for 7; Bregman is 1 of 11 with three strikeouts and Pena is 2- for 10. Kirby has not allowed an extra-base hit to any of the current Astros in his career. A team that is a member of the same AL West Division. The Finn Prop Pick to Click is a Play on George Kirby's Strikeouts Thrown Over 5.5 (+125).