On Wednesday, May 17 at 8:10 PM ET, Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs will square off against starter J.P. France and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, airing on SNSW.
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Player Prop Odds for Happ
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- France will take to the mound for the Astros, his third start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up one earned run.
- The Astros have a 9.9 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The Astros have the third-best ERA (3.33) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined 1.198 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
- The Astros have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 43 home runs allowed.
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Ian Happ Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2023 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Happ Stats and Trends
- In 68.3% of his 41 games this season, Happ has recorded a base hit (28 times). He’s also registered 12 multi-hit games in 2023 (29.3%).
- He has left the yard in four of 41 games in 2023 (9.8%), which is 2.2% of his trips to the dish.
- In 31.7% of his 41 games this season, he has scored a run (13 times). Also, he’s put up three games with multiple runs in 2023 (7.3%).
- Happ has tallied at least one RBI 11 times this season in 41 games played (26.8%), including four times driving in multiple runs (9.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 70.7% of his games this year (29 of 41), striking out multiple times in 11 of those games (26.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GP | 20 |
| 15 (71.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (65.0%) |
| 4 (19.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (40.0%) |
| 8 (38.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (25.0%) |
| 2 (9.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (10.0%) |
| 6 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (25.0%) |
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