Yainer Diaz and the Houston Astros meet starter Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs at 8:10 PM ET on Wednesday, May 17 at Minute Maid Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Diaz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -138 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs’ Smyly (4-1) will make his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in six innings pitched against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 3.05 ERA ranks 22nd, .970 WHIP ranks 11th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 43rd.
- The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.09 this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.215 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 40, or one per game.
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Diaz Stats and Trends
- In eight of 16 contests this season (50.0%), Diaz has reached base safely via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- He has hit one dinger despite appearing in 16 games this season.
- He has scored a run six times this season in 16 games played (37.5%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Diaz has picked up at least one RBI four times this year in 16 games played (25.0%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in seven of 16 games this season (43.8%), while fanning multiple times in four of those contests (25.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GP | 11 |
| 2 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (54.5%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (9.1%) |
| 3 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (27.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (9.1%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (27.3%) |
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