Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs face off against starter Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros at 8:10 PM ET on Monday, May 15 at Minute Maid Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to Valdez (3-4) for his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw eight innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up one earned run while allowing three hits.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 29-year-old ranks 11th in ERA (2.38), 18th in WHIP (1.038), and 23rd in K/9 (9.7).
- The Astros struck out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- Astros pitchers had a combined ERA of 2.90 last year, second-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers had a 1.095 WHIP last season, second-best in the majors.
- With just 134 homers allowed, the Astros ranked second in the league at preventing long balls.
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Morel Stats and Trends
- In 60.6% of his 109 games last season, Morel picked up a hit. He also had 18 multi-hit games in 2022.
- He went yard in 14.7% of his games last year (16 of 109), and 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He scored a run in 47 of 109 games last year (43.1%), including six multi-run games (5.5%).
- Morel drove in a run in 28.4% of his games last season (31 of 109), with two or more RBIs in 13 of those contests (11.9%). He had three or more RBIs in three games.
- He struck out at least once in 81 of 109 games last season, with multiple strikeouts in 43 of those games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | GP | 51 |
| 39 (67.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (52.9%) |
| 10 (17.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (15.7%) |
| 27 (46.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (39.2%) |
| 11 (19.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (9.8%) |
| 19 (32.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (23.5%) |
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