Will Benson’s Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, who will be sending Brandon Bielak to the mound, match up at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, June 17. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Bielak (3-3) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Cleveland Guardians, giving up five earned runs while allowing nine hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.01, 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .297 in eight games this season.
- The Astros strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have the first-best ERA (3.24) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of just 1.237 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
- The Astros have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 71 home runs allowed.
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Will Benson Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/2023 | J.P. France | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 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 44.0% of his 25 games this season, Benson has notched a base hit (11 times). He’s also registered three multi-hit games in 2023 (12.0%).
- He has hit just one round-tripper despite logging a trip the plate in 25 games this season.
- In six of 25 games this year, he has touched home plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- In one of 25 games this season, Benson has notched at least one RBI. He notched multiple RBI in that contest.
- In 52.0% of his contests this year (13 of 25), he has struck out at least once. In five of those games (20.0%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 14 |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (50.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (14.3%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (35.7%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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