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HOU
Houston Astros22-31, 10-17
3–0
FinalWrigley Field, Chicago
CHC
Chicago Cubs29-23, 18-10
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Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Saturday, 05/23/26

🔥 Win Probability

30.3%HOU
Win probability chart
HOU
CHC
69.7%CHC

Probable Pitchers

HOU
HOU
Pitchers
CHC
CHC
Peter LambertSP, #38
Peter Lambert
vs
Shota Imanaga
Shota ImanagaSP, #18
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
P. Lambert2-43.571.0835.12435142
S. Imanaga4-43.381.0458.24561167

Team Stats

HOU
HOU
CHC
CHC
Batting
.247AVG.240
.724OPS.731
61HR59
212RBI229
431H414
222R248
17SB34
175BB233
Pitching
5.28ERA4.07
1.52WHIP1.23
21W29
31L22
437K412
254BB156
68HR68
12SV10
455.1IP453.1
Fielding
0.989FP0.987
19E25
84DP77
395A483
0PO0

Season Leaders

HOU
HOU
Avg. Per Game
CHC
CHC
Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
.303 AVG.416 OBP.601 SLG

Batting Average

Seiya Suzuki
S. Suzuki
.255 AVG.354 OBP.433 SLG
Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
15 HR.303 AVG31 RBI

Home Runs

Ian Happ
I. Happ
10 HR.214 AVG20 RBI
Christian Walker
C. Walker
31 RBI11 HR.254 AVG

Runs Batted In

Nico Hoerner
N. Hoerner
30 RBI4 HR.259 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesHOU leads series 2-0
May 22
HOU
HOU4
@
CHC
CHC2
Final
May 23
HOU
HOU3
@
CHC
CHC0
Final
May 24
HOU
HOU-
@
CHC
CHC-
5/24
Regular Season SeriesHOU leads series 2-0
May 22
HOU
HOU4
@
CHC
CHC2
Final
May 23
HOU
HOU3
@
CHC
CHC0
Final
May 24
HOU
HOU-
@
CHC
CHC-
5/24

Injury Report

CHC
CHC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
J. Wiggins
SPRight ElbowMay 23
E. Cabrera
SPRight FingerMay 25
J. Brigham
RPUndisclosedMay 26
M. Shaw
RF BackMay 29
M. Boyd
SPLeft KneeJun 18
HOU
HOU
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
Y. Diaz
CLeft ObliqueMay 22
Y. Alvarez
DH BackMay 23
W. Janek
CUndisclosedMay 23
J. Loperfido
LFRight QuadricepsMay 24
T. Trammell
CFLeft GroinMay 24

Standings

2026 American League West Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Athletics2625-L1.510
Seattle25271.5W2.481
Texas24261.5L1.480
Houston22315W2.415
Los Angeles18348.5W1.346

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee3018-W4.625
St. Louis29212W1.580
Chicago29233L7.558
Pittsburgh26255.5L1.510
Cincinnati26255.5L1.510

Last 5 Games

HOU
HOU Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
5/22/26
@
CHC
CHC
W 4-2
5/20/26
@
MIN
MIN
L 4-1
5/19/26
@
MIN
MIN
W 2-1
5/18/26
@
MIN
MIN
L 6-3
5/17/26
vs
TEX
TEX
L 8-0
CHC
CHC Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
5/22/26
vs
HOU
HOU
L 4-2
5/20/26
vs
MIL
MIL
L 5-0
5/19/26
vs
MIL
MIL
L 5-2
5/18/26
vs
MIL
MIL
L 9-3
5/17/26
@
CHW
CHW
L 9-8 F/10