Minute Maid Park is where Martin Maldonado and the Houston Astros will face off against starter Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, May 17 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Maldonado
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -130 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -103 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Smyly (4-1) for his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in six innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- Among qualified pitchers this year, the 33-year-old’s 3.05 ERA ranks 22nd, .970 WHIP ranks 11th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 43rd.
- The Cubs have a 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.215 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
- With just 40 homers allowed, the Cubs rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Martín Maldonado Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/15/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Maldonado Stats and Trends
- This year, Maldonado has posted at least one hit in 15 of 31 games played (48.4%), with two multi-hit games.
- Despite logging a plate appearance in 31 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
- He has scored at least once seven times this year in 31 games played (22.6%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In six of 31 games this season, Maldonado has plated a run. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- He has struck out one or more times 22 times this year in 31 games (71.0%), including 11 games with more than one strikeout (35.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 14 |
| 8 (47.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (50.0%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (28.6%) |
| 1 (5.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 3 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (21.4%) |
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