Chas McCormick: MLB Player Prop Bets for Astros Vs Cubs – May 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 17, 2023

Chas McCormick 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.

Looking to wager on McCormick ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for McCormick

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -145
Runs 0.5 -112
RBI 0.5 -106
Strikeouts 1.5 +106

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • The Cubs will send Smyly (4-1) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
  • The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
  • 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 strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
  • The Cubs have the 14th-ranked ERA (4.09) in the majors this season.
  • Cubs pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
  • With just 40 homers allowed, the Cubs rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.

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Chas McCormick Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/16/2023 Justin Steele 2-for-4 1 0 1 0 0/0 0
5/15/2023 Jameson Taillon 2-for-4 1 0 1 0 0/0 0

McCormick Stats and Trends

  • McCormick has collected a hit in 66.7% of his 15 games this season, with multiple base hits in 33.3% of those games (five).
  • This season, he has hit a long ball in two of the 15 games, leaving the ballpark in 3.2% of his plate appearances.
  • In six of 15 games this season, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
  • In 40.0% of his 15 games this season, McCormick has picked up an RBI (six times). Also, he’s put up three games with multiple RBI in 2023 (20.0%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • He has gone down on strikes in nine of 15 games this year, including multiple Ks in four of them.
Home Away
7 GP 8
5 (71.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 5 (62.5%)
3 (42.9%) Games w/2+ Hits 2 (25.0%)
2 (28.6%) Games w/1+ Run 4 (50.0%)
1 (14.3%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (12.5%)
4 (57.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 2 (25.0%)

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