Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs Prediction and Pick, MLB Betting Picks, 5-22-2026

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Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs Prediction – 5-22-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

Overall, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which places them in the 18th spot in Major League Baseball. While maintaining a team on-base percentage of.321, they have been responsible for 218 runs. One hundred and eighty-four two-baggers have been earned by the Astros as a team, while sixty balls have been hit out of the park. During the course of the season, they have amassed 208 runs batted in and 422 base knocks, and their team batting average is currently at.246 according to the statistics. There have been 411 times that Houston has struck out, and they have also walked 171 times. Their batting average is.404.

So far this season, the Astros have a team earned run average of 5.34, which places them thirty-first in the league, and they have struck out 431 batters. The pitchers for the Astros have allowed 67 home runs and a total of 274 runs, which places them 29th in the field of baseball. During the course of the season, their pitching staff has walked 249 hitters from opposing teams, and their batting average per game (FIP) is 5.01. There have been 434 base knocks and 265 earned runs allowed by Houston, which is 8.8 per nine innings. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73, and the pitching staff has achieved a WHIP of 1.53 as a collective unit.

Since the beginning of the season, the Astros have used 154 bullpen pitchers to take the field this season. There have been 89 runners that have been inherited by the bullpen pitchers throughout the course of the season, and 27.0% of those runners have crossed the plate. This year, the relievers have a total of 18 holds, which places them 26th in the league. There have been a total of 54 instances that pitchers from the Astros bullpen have taken the mound with runners on base, and they have also made 38 appearances in high stress situations. To this point in the year, they have made 11 saves, but they have failed to make a save on two of the thirteen opportunities they have had to do so. It has been reported that the bullpen for the Astros has a save percentage of 84.6% and has entered the game in 31 different save situations.

At this point in the season, the Houston Astros have a total of 1,339 putouts, 390 assists, and 17 errors. Additionally, they have made 17 errors total. Their fielding % is currently at.990, which places them in third place in the Major League Baseball. Additionally, they have recorded 46 double plays. During their 4,017 innings on the field, the Astros had a 69.1% success rate in turning balls hit into play into outs, which places them in the 23rd spot in the professional baseball rankings.

In his career, Arrighetti has accumulated 237 strikeouts and has pitched for 216 innings. He has also taken the ball for 216 innings. During his career, he has a WHIP of 1.374 and a 4.16 earned run average (ERA) (100 earned runs allowed). Out of 106 free passes, he has allowed 191 base knocks, which is equivalent to 8.0 hits per nine innings. The current batting average for Arrighetti, who has a career record of 13-19, is 4.10, and he has faced 940 batters in the major leagues.

Throughout the course of the season, Chicago has hit 58 home runs and has contributed 227 runs batted in via hits. In addition to walking 228 times and scoring 246 runs, they have collected 76 doubles via their play. Additionally, the Chicago Cubs have a batting average of.242 and an on-base percentage of.338 for the season. This is in addition to their batting average. With a team slugging percentage of.397, the Cubs have a run average of 4.92 per game, which places them seventh in the league. They have a total of 410 base hits and have struck out 417 times, which places them thirteenth in the Major League Baseball.

During the current season, the Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.227 and a FIP of 4.38 through their pitching staff. With 393 hits allowed, they are ranked 15th in the league as a pitching staff in terms of total hits allowed. By the end of the season, the Chicago pitching staff has allowed 218 runs to be scored against them, resulting in an earned run average of 4.07 (201 earned runs allowed). A total of 402 strikeouts and 152 bases on balls have resulted in a K/BB ratio of 8.10 accumulated by them. They have allowed 67 home runs, and their average run rate per nine innings is 4.42, which places them thirteenth in the league.

While the Cubs are now in a position where they have 31 save situations, they have a total of 11 holds and 7 blown saves. There have been 17 opportunities for Chicago to preserve the game, and relief pitchers have recorded a total of 10 saves throughout those opportunities. Out of 69 runners that were inherited, bullpen pitchers from Chicago had a score percentage of 27.5% (inherited score percentage). They have used their bullpen relievers fifty times in high leverage situations, and they have used them on forty-nine occasions when there were runners on base. In the Major League Baseball, they have a save percentage of 58.8%, which places them in the 21st spot, and they have sent 151 relievers to the mound during the season.

Over the course of their 3,999 innings played, the Cubs have achieved a defensive efficiency of 71.9%, which places them in fifth place among the major leagues. There have been 35 double plays committed by the Chicago Cubs, and their fielding percentage is.986, which places them seventeenth among all big league teams. As of the current season, the Cubs have a total of 1,333 putouts, 472 assists, and 25 errors. Additionally, they have a total of 472 errors.

Over the course of his career, Taillon has a record of 84-63, has earned an earned run average of 3.92, and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings pitched. The ratio of strikeouts to walks that he has achieved in his Major League Baseball career is 3.59, and he has faced 5,338 hitters so far. A WHIP of 1.194 and a FIP of 3.9 have been earned by him, and he has allowed 560 earned runs to be scored against him. Over the course of his career in the Major League Baseball, Taillon has allowed 1,226 base hits while simultaneously recording 1,115 strikeouts in 1,287 innings thrown.

✅ Our Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs Pick: Houston ✅

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