Joey Wendle: MLB Player Prop Bets for Marlins Vs Astros – August 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 16, 2023

The upcoming contest between Joey Wendle’s Miami Marlins and the Houston Astros (with Justin Verlander drawing the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, August 16 at 6:40 PM ET.

Looking to wager on Wendle ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Wendle

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -142
Runs 0.5 -108
RBI 0.5 -103
Strikeouts 0.5 -134

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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros

  • Verlander (7-6) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his 19th start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in six innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
  • The 40-year-old has pitched to a 3.19 ERA this season with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 18 games.
  • The Astros strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
  • The Astros have the third-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
  • The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.266 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
  • The Astros have allowed 146 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 18th in MLB.

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Joey Wendle Stats vs. the Astros

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/15/2023 Cristian Javier 1-for-3 0 0 0 2 2/1 0
9/30/2021 Lance McCullers Jr. 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
9/29/2021 Luis Garcia 1-for-4 1 0 0 1 3/0 0
9/28/2021 Jose Urquidy 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/2/2021 Cristian Javier 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/1/2021 Jose Urquidy 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
4/30/2021 Lance McCullers Jr. 1-for-4 0 0 0 1 1/0 0

Wendle Stats and Trends

  • Wendle has collected a hit in 43 of 75 games this season, with multiple hits in 10 of them.
  • He has gone yard in one of 75 games, leaving the ballpark in 0.4% of his plate appearances this season.
  • He has scored at least a run in 30.7% of his contests this season (23 of 75), with more than one run scored in five of those games (6.7%).
  • In 14 of 75 games this season, Wendle has produced a run. He has one game with multiple RBI.
  • He has struck out at least once in 54.7% of his games this season (41 of 75), striking out multiple times in 14 of those games (18.7%).
Home Away
40 GP 35
23 (57.5%) Games w/1+ Hit 20 (57.1%)
6 (15.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 4 (11.4%)
14 (35.0%) Games w/1+ Run 9 (25.7%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (2.9%)
7 (17.5%) Games w/1+ RBI 7 (20.0%)

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