Minute Maid Park is where Matt Mervis and the Chicago Cubs will take on starter Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros on Tuesday, May 16 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Mervis
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Javier (3-1) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 26-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (3.47), 14th in WHIP (1.007), and 16th in K/9 (10.4) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Astros have a 9.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.34 this year, third-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.203 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- With just 41 homers allowed, the Astros rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Mervis Stats and Trends
- This season, Mervis has posted at least one hit in five of eight games played (62.5%), with two multi-hit games.
- In the eight games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has no home runs.
- He has scored at least a run twice this year in eight tries. However, he did not score multiple runs in either of those games.
- Mervis has produced at least one run three times this season in eight games played (37.5%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- He has been set down on strikes in all eight games this season, as he’s struck out multiple times in four of them (50.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GP | 3 |
| 3 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 2 (66.7%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (33.3%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (33.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (33.3%) |
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