Elly De La Cruz: MLB Player Prop Bets for Reds Vs Cubs – August 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 2, 2023

Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds meet starter Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs at 8:05 PM ET on Wednesday, August 2 at Wrigley Field.

Looking to place a bet on De La Cruz ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +106
Runs 0.5 -129
RBI 0.5 -120
Strikeouts 1.5 -102

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • Smyly (8-7) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his 20th start of the season.
  • The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals, throwing 4 1/3 innings of relief while giving up one earned run and allowing two hits.
  • Among qualified pitchers this year, the 34-year-old’s 4.75 ERA ranks 54th, 1.352 WHIP ranks 51st, and 8.1 K/9 ranks 42nd.
  • The Cubs have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
  • The Cubs have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.19) in the majors this season.
  • The Cubs rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.276 WHIP this season.
  • The Cubs have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 112, or one per game.

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Elly De La Cruz Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/1/2023 Justin Steele 1-for-4 0 0 0 1 3/1 0
7/31/2023 Marcus Stroman 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 3/0 0

De La Cruz Stats and Trends

  • De La Cruz has collected a base hit 31 times this season in 47 games played (66.0%), including multiple knocks on 14 occasions (29.8%).
  • In seven of 47 games this season, he has homered (14.9%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.3% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored a run in 29 of 47 games this season, including multiple runs scored in seven of them.
  • In 15 of 47 games this season (31.9%), De La Cruz has tallied an RBI, and in three of those games (6.4%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • In 37 of 47 games this year (78.7%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, 22 of those games (46.8%) included an effort that resulted in more than one strikeout.
Home Away
21 GP 26
12 (57.1%) Games w/1+ Hit 19 (73.1%)
5 (23.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 9 (34.6%)
11 (52.4%) Games w/1+ Run 18 (69.2%)
4 (19.0%) Games w/1+ HR 3 (11.5%)
5 (23.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 10 (38.5%)

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