Jake Cave: MLB Player Prop Bets for Phillies Vs Astros – April 29, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on April 28, 2023

Jake Cave and the Philadelphia Phillies face off against starter Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros at 5:10 PM ET on Saturday, April 29 at Minute Maid Park.

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

Player Prop Odds for Cave

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -148
Runs 0.5 -116
RBI 0.5 -116
Strikeouts 1.5 +100

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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros

  • Javier (2-0) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his sixth start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up one earned run in six innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
  • Among qualified pitchers this year, the 26-year-old’s 3.21 ERA ranks 33rd, 1.071 WHIP ranks 22nd, and 9.3 K/9 ranks 26th.
  • The Astros have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
  • The Astros have pitched to a 3.21 this season, which ranks second in baseball.
  • Astros pitchers have a 1.189 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
  • With just 24 homers allowed, the Astros rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.

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Jake Cave Stats vs. the Astros

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/24/2022 Framber Valdez 0-for-1 0 0 1 0 0/0 0
8/23/2022 Justin Verlander 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 4/0 0
8/8/2021 Lance McCullers Jr. 1-for-2 1 0 0 1 0/0 0
8/7/2021 Luis Garcia 1-for-3 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
8/6/2021 Zack Greinke 0-for-0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0

Cave Stats and Trends

  • Cave has collected a hit in 36.4% of his 22 games this year, with more than one hit in 13.6% of those contests (three).
  • He has hit just one round-tripper despite logging a trip the plate in 22 games this season.
  • He has scored a run in three of 22 contests this year.
  • In five of 22 games this year, Cave has picked up an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
  • In 13 of 22 games this year (59.1%), he has gone down on strikes one or more times, including two games with multiple Ks.
Home Away
10 GP 12
3 (30.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 5 (41.7%)
1 (10.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 2 (16.7%)
1 (10.0%) Games w/1+ Run 2 (16.7%)
1 (10.0%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
3 (30.0%) Games w/1+ RBI 2 (16.7%)

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