The upcoming matchup between Kyle Tucker’s Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs (with Jameson Taillon getting the start) is scheduled for Monday, May 15 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Tucker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -128 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -130 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Taillon (0-2) for his sixth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw 2 2/3 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up four earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 6.41, a 4.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.475.
- The Cubs have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
- The Cubs have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.94) in the majors this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.199 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- The Cubs have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 39 home runs allowed.
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Tucker Stats and Trends
- Tucker has recorded a hit in 26 of 40 games this season, with multiple hits in 11 of them.
- He has hit a home run in six games this season, leaving the ballpark in 3.6% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 14 of 40 games played this season (35.0%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Tucker has tallied at least one RBI 18 times this year in 40 games played (45.0%), including seven times driving in multiple runs (17.5%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 21 of 40 games this year (52.5%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, four of those games (10.0%) included an effort that resulted in more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 21 |
| 11 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 15 (71.4%) |
| 5 (26.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (28.6%) |
| 6 (31.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (38.1%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (14.3%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (52.4%) |
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