Minute Maid Park is where Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds will face off against starter Ronel Blanco and the Houston Astros on Sunday, June 18 at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Blanco will get the start for the Astros, his third of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, June 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays, throwing six innings and giving up two earned runs.
- The Astros have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.32.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of just 1.252 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
- The Astros have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/17/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 3-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 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
- Benson has recorded a hit in 12 of 26 games this year, with multiple hits in four of them.
- He has hit a long ball in one of 26 games, leaving the ballpark in 1.2% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has scored at least once seven times this year in 26 games played (26.9%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In two of 26 games this year, Benson has driven in at least one run. He plated multiple runs both times.
- He has fanned 13 times this year in 26 tries (50.0%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 19.2% of games (five times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 15 |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (53.3%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (20.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (40.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (6.7%) |
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