Jeremy Pena’s Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, who will be sending Justin Steele to the mound, match up at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, May 16. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Pena
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs’ Steele (6-0) will make his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.
- The 27-year-old ranks fourth in ERA (1.82), 17th in WHIP (1.034), and 56th in K/9 (7.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Cubs average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.01 this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.212 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
- The Cubs have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 40, or one per game.
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Jeremy Pena Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Pena Stats and Trends
- In 26 of 40 games this season (65.0%), Pena has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in 11 of those contests (27.5%).
- He has homered in six games this season, going deep in 3.6% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 21 of 40 games played this season (52.5%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 16 of 40 games this season (40.0%), Pena has tallied an RBI, and in five of those games (12.5%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 26 times this year in 40 tries (65.0%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 22.5% of games (nine times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 20 |
| 12 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 14 (70.0%) |
| 4 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (35.0%) |
| 13 (65.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (40.0%) |
| 4 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (10.0%) |
| 9 (45.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (35.0%) |
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