Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs, at Minute Maid Park, May 28, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Start Time
7:10ct (local), 8:10et
Venue
Minute Maid Park
Series
Game #2 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
77° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Monday, 27 May 2019

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Chicago Cubs
Record 30-22
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 53
On This Date 69-49
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 18-12
Home 18-10
Away 12-12
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 24-18
vs. LHP 6-4
1-Run Games 9-8
vs. East 10-7
vs. Central 10-8
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 4-4

CHC Last 10 Games

Jon Lester (#34, 35, LHP, 3-3, 2.68)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Houston Astros
Record 36-19
Manager AJ Hinch
Game # 56
On This Date 19-28
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 15-5
Last 30 21-9
Home 21-7
Away 15-12
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 23-14
vs. LHP 13-5
1-Run Games 9-5
vs. East 8-5
vs. Central 12-9
vs. West 15-5
Inter-League 1-0

HOU Last 10 Games

Corbin Martin (#29, 23, RHP, 1-1, 4.97)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, May 27, 2019HOU6 CHC5
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, May 28, 2019CHC@HOU8:10pm
Wed, May 29, 2019CHC@HOU8:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Cubs Batters (5.38 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.55 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.38 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.55 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 29. Martin 47. Devenski 36. Harris 39. James 54. Osuna 55. Pressly 52. Rodgers 30. Rondon 59. Valdez*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
33. Adduci* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
5. Almora G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· ···
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/ ··· 1/2.000 ···
17. Bryant G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ···
3. Descalso* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· 3/2.667 ··· ··· 7/.000 ···
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/ 3/.666 ··· 6/.733 ···
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.333 1/.000 ··· ···
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/2.000 ···
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.333 ··· ··· ···

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
33. Adduci* G ·  S ·  vP 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 .000 .000 4 .000 0 0 0 0
5. Almora G ·  S ·  vP 167 .260 .301 .442 .742 118 .819 49 .565 .784 91 .825 2 0 7 0
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 225 .310 .351 .586 .937 188 .847 37 1.428 .939 102 .916 2 2 13 5
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 148 .264 .351 .419 .770 115 .805 33 .648 .795 74 .666 0 0 4 7
17. Bryant G ·  S ·  vP 227 .283 .405 .567 .972 181 .959 46 1.023 .838 106 1.198 1 0 12 6
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 38 .367 .500 .567 1.067 33 .955 5 1.800 1.357 21 .568 0 0 1 1
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 185 .312 .416 .597 1.014 145 1.047 40 .890 1.168 87 .981 1 2 12 7
3. Descalso* G ·  S ·  vP 142 .198 .277 .302 .578 125 .601 17 .402 .700 56 .304 1 1 2 2
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 199 .234 .347 .395 .742 155 .763 44 .670 .733 98 .556 4 1 7 4
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 219 .291 .406 .604 1.011 170 1.088 49 .732 .897 95 1.206 2 1 15 2
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 49 .289 .333 .511 .844 41 .863 8 .708 1.250 49 .844 0 0 3 1
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 196 .221 .332 .411 .743 160 .708 36 .899 .841 105 .740 0 2 8 3
TOTAL .258 .347 .458 .805 .810 .788 .837 .810 13 9 85 41

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
29. Martin G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 12.2 4.97 8.5 57 .275 .900 27 1.157 30 .670 .840 57 .900 3 0 0
45. Cole G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 71.2 4.02 14.1 287 .212 .652 142 .684 145 .617 .664 114 .705 12 7 2
47. Devenski G ·  S ·  vP ····XX·X······ 19.2 5.03 9.2 86 .288 .843 44 .804 42 .882 .872 38 .845 4 7 1
36. Harris G ·  S ·  vP o··o···X·oo··· 18.0 1.00 8.0 69 .188 .450 31 .404 38 .485 .533 33 .380 0 0 0
39. James G ·  S ·  vP ·X··XX···X···· 27.2 4.55 13.7 118 .200 .692 65 .647 53 .749 .940 51 .499 5 4 1
20. Miley* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 62.1 3.32 6.5 256 .238 .691 202 .738 54 .516 .575 118 .719 9 0 0
54. Osuna G ·  S ·  vP X·XX···o·oX·o· 24.1 2.22 8.9 91 .163 .479 51 .655 40 .237 .653 51 .741 3 0 0
41. Peacock G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 53.2 3.19 9.7 218 .202 .609 106 .466 112 .745 .586 112 .620 4 4 1
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP o·oX···o··o·o· 24.1 .37 10.0 86 .145 .356 33 .461 53 .290 .432 44 .443 1 0 0
52. Rodgers G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 2.0 4.50 9.0 7 .143 .714 2 2.500 5 .000 .714 7 .714 1 0 0
30. Rondon G ·  S ·  vP X·X···X·o·X··· 18.0 2.50 8.5 75 .254 .678 46 .960 29 .249 .945 32 .594 1 4 1
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X···X····X 22.0 3.68 7.4 95 .244 .678 65 .790 30 .427 .602 57 .731 1 0 0
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 79.1 2.38 10.8 302 .151 .543 147 .639 155 .450 .458 129 .476 13 3 0
TOTAL 3.40 10.0 .208 .641 .660 .660 67 32 6

Astros Batters (5.18 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.37 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.18 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.37 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 34. Lester* 29. Brach 32. Chatwood 41. Cishek 6. Edwards 20. Kintzler 36. Maples 38. Montgomery* 56. Ryan*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 25/.777 5/.000 8/.393 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 2/1.000 4/1.000
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
28. Chirinos G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 2/.000 2/.500 1/.000 2/2.500 1/.000 ··· ···
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· 2/.000 ··· 9/.583 ···
21. Fisher* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/4.000
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 1/2.000 ··· ···
18. Kemp* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Marisnick G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/.000 1/.000
22. Reddick* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.400 5/.650 6/.167 3/.666 ··· 4/1.000 ··· 5/.600 5/.650
13. White G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 224 .320 .371 .534 .905 160 .959 64 .767 .937 95 .915 3 2 10 1
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 233 .266 .391 .543 .933 175 1.004 58 .730 .872 111 .978 2 1 15 5
28. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP 157 .242 .374 .468 .842 111 .856 46 .798 .954 72 .825 0 1 6 3
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 214 .295 .360 .547 .907 158 .856 56 1.051 .950 98 .892 1 0 11 2
21. Fisher* G ·  S ·  vP 8 .375 .375 .625 1.000 3 .000 5 1.600 1.143 8 1.000 0 0 0 0
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 207 .267 .304 .415 .720 148 .689 59 .798 .723 94 .781 0 2 4 3
18. Kemp* G ·  S ·  vP 85 .227 .298 .387 .684 78 .648 7 1.095 .943 40 .769 2 1 2 0
6. Marisnick G ·  S ·  vP 111 .270 .336 .530 .866 74 .734 37 1.150 .844 62 .926 3 2 6 0
22. Reddick* G ·  S ·  vP 194 .316 .368 .431 .799 155 .735 39 1.047 .652 95 .703 2 1 4 1
13. White G ·  S ·  vP 117 .228 .316 .307 .623 67 .733 50 .470 .659 62 .567 0 0 1 0
TOTAL .276 .350 .487 .837 .824 .871 .850 .857 18 13 91 24

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
34. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 47.0 2.68 9.0 202 .274 .740 150 .752 52 .708 .707 124 .758 6 1 3
29. Brach G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X·oo·X· 21.1 2.95 9.7 95 .230 .673 59 .493 36 .989 .593 38 .732 0 0 0
32. Chatwood G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X···X·X·· 29.1 2.76 7.4 122 .214 .670 73 .633 49 .725 .730 63 .781 4 0 0
41. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X··X····o 23.0 3.13 9.4 94 .205 .587 53 .550 41 .636 .401 42 .505 2 2 0
11. Darvish G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 55.0 5.40 11.0 251 .246 .828 140 .755 111 .915 .717 121 .821 11 12 2
6. Edwards G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·X··oo·o· 9.2 8.38 11.2 42 .200 .795 27 .662 15 1.067 1.402 29 .469 3 0 0
35. Hamels* G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 62.2 4.02 8.6 273 .248 .713 212 .780 61 .485 .743 121 .849 7 2 0
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 62.0 3.34 7.8 256 .254 .665 143 .611 113 .736 .877 137 .494 6 2 2
20. Kintzler G ·  S ·  vP o···X·X·o·o·o· 25.1 2.84 7.8 96 .184 .606 65 .739 31 .336 .937 48 .657 4 0 0
36. Maples G ·  S ·  vP X·o··········· 4.2 .00 19.3 20 .071 .421 12 .350 8 .500 .410 10 .311 0 0 1
38. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ···oX··X··X·o· 13.2 4.61 6.6 60 .321 .939 45 .677 15 1.676 1.460 43 .610 2 1 0
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 62.2 3.73 8.0 266 .263 .714 207 .732 59 .651 .859 125 .717 7 3 3
56. Ryan* G ·  S ·  vP X·o·X·oo··o·oo 18.0 4.50 10.0 78 .261 .683 45 .584 33 .823 .755 33 .897 1 1 0
TOTAL 3.87 8.8 .249 .726 .794 .713 58 27 11

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