Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs, May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023, 8:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Chicago CubsHouston Astros
.751
OPS.768
196
HR222
819
Runs827
4.08
ERA3.94
1.28
WHIP1.28
1377
Strikeouts by pitchers1460
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Seiya Suzuki and Matt Mervis led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Madrigal3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher MorelCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Mervis1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Mastrobuoni2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick WisdomPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric HosmerDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey ManciniPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker BarnhartC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
3 players led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Dubón2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David HensleyPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey JulksLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Justin Steele went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (8 SO, 5 ER); Cristian Javier went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Justin Steele | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nick Burdi | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Julian Merryweather | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Cristian Javier | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Gage | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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