In Tuesday’s Astros–Athletics clash, Data Skrive highlighted Miguel Andujar’s quietly sizzling bat as the lone reason to lean into an otherwise lopsided matchup (Houston -207). Andujar carries a 12-game hitting streak — tied for the second-longest active run in MLB — into a duel with right-hander Cristian Javier, whose four-seam velocity is down 1.4 mph and whose opponents’ batting average has jumped from .206 to .264 year-over-year. During the streak Andujar owns a .392/.417/.588 line with hits in 22 of 56 batted-ball events (39% hit rate) and an xBA of .331. Data Skrive recommended leveraging the streak via a simple ‘to record a hit’ prop (priced around -280) or plus-money Over 1.5 Total Bases (+115), noting that Andujar has cleared that number in seven of the 12 games thanks to an 11% barrel rate that dwarfs his career mark. Even if Oakland ultimately falls, Andujar’s current approach (27% line-drive rate, career-best 6.9% swing-and-miss) makes the hit prop a viable standalone play.
