On Friday, June 16 at 8:10 PM ET, Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds 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 Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to France (2-1) for his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
- The 2-year-old has pitched to a 3.54 ERA this season with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.3 walks per nine across seven games.
- The Astros average 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
- The Astros have the first-best ERA (3.26) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined 1.245 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- With just 70 homers allowed, the Astros rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/6/2022 | Luis Garcia | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Benson Stats and Trends
- In 10 of 24 games this season (41.7%), Benson has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in three of those contests (12.5%).
- He has homered in one of 24 games, going deep in 1.4% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has scored at least one run five times this year in 24 games played (20.8%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In one of 24 games this year, Benson has produced at least one run. He tallied multiple RBI in that contest.
- In 50.0% of his contests this year (12 of 24), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In five of those games (20.8%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 13 |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (46.2%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (15.4%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (30.8%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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