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Astros at Cubs — MLB Odds, Starters, Weather · Saturday, May 23, 2026

Houston Astros logo
Astros
30-38
FINAL
30
Cubs
33-33
Chicago Cubs logo
FINAL · BOT 9TH
HOU
3
CHC
0
LAST PITBryan King21P
LAST BATMichael BuschL
FINAL PLAY · Michael Busch lines out to left fielder Brice Matthews.
MONEYLINE · IMPLIED PROBABILITY
HOU
100¢
POLY100¢
KALSHI100¢
CHC
POLY
KALSHI
DISPERSION 1¢ · venues aligned · $5,593,394 combined volume · UPDATED 18D AGO
OUR TAKE · SPORTSSLATEAI MODEL
GENERATED 18D AGO
Market looks well-priced on this one — no edge to take (model HOU lean only +1.3%).
RESULT: WIN·HOU 3-0 CHC
VENUE
Wrigley Field
ROOF
Open
WEATHER
61°F · Partly Cloudy
N 5mph · 1% precip
WATCH
Marquee Sports Network · Space City Home Network
STARTERS
Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng (R)
HOU · 7 GS
ERA
3.71
WHIP
1.27
K/9
8.65
BB/9
4.24
IP
51.0
Colin Rea headshot
Colin Rea (R)
CHC · 11 GS
ERA
5.19
WHIP
1.43
K/9
7.01
BB/9
3.25
IP
69.3
RECENT FORM · LAST 5
HOU · 3-2 L5
W 5-1
vsOAK · 6/5
W 13-2
vsOAK · 6/6
L 0-5
vsOAK · 6/7
W 5-4
@LAA · 6/8
L 1-10
@LAA · 6/9
OLDEST → LATEST
CHC · 2-3 L5
W 7-6
vsOAK · 6/4
L 3-18
vsSF · 6/5
W 3-2
vsSF · 6/6
L 1-2
vsSF · 6/7
L 3-7
@COL · 6/9
OLDEST → LATEST
INJURIES
Houston Astros logo
HOU13 ON IL
P
Brandon Walter
Left elbow surgery recovery
60-DAY · 59D
P
Hayden Wesneski
Recovery from right elbow surgery
15-DAY · 54D
P
Ronel Blanco
Right elbow surgery recovery
15-DAY · 43D
P
Left biceps tendinitis
15-DAY · 36D
LF
Right quad strain
10-DAY · 35D
P
Grade two right shoulder strain
15-DAY · 33D
CF
Left groin strain
10-DAY · 32D
SS
Left ankle tendon injury
10-DAY · 18D
C
Left oblique strain
10-DAY · 18D
P
Left elbow inflammation
15-DAY · 17D
P
Right shoulder strain
15-DAY · 14D
P
on the 15-day injured list retroactive to May 16, 2026. Right shoulder inflammation
15-DAY · 7D
2B
Left oblique strain
10-DAY · 6D
Chicago Cubs logo
CHC10 ON IL
P
Shelby Miller
Right Elbow UCL Injury
60-DAY · 83D
1B
Tyler Austin
Right knee surgery
60-DAY · 60D
P
Justin Steele
Left elbow injury
60-DAY · 59D
P
Left oblique strain
15-DAY · 39D
P
Right forearm strain
15-DAY · 35D
P
Left elbow inflammation
15-DAY · 29D
P
Porter Hodge
Right elbow strain
15-DAY · 29D
P
Left meniscus injury
15-DAY · 19D
P
Right triceps inflammation
15-DAY · 6D
RF
Mid-back tightness
10-DAY · 3D
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