At 12:35 PM ET on Wednesday, August 9, Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds will take the diamond against the Miami Marlins and starting pitcher Johnny Cueto at Great American Ball Park, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -130 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Miami Marlins
- The Marlins will send Cueto (0-3) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw six innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up four earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 37-year-old has pitched to a 5.32 ERA this season with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.5 walks per nine across five games.
- The Marlins have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Marlins have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.20) in the majors this season.
- The Marlins have a combined WHIP of just 1.269 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
- With 131 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 14th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Elly De La Cruz Stats vs. the Marlins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Braxton Garrett | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Eury Perez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
De La Cruz Stats and Trends
- De La Cruz has picked up a hit in 35 of 53 games this year, with multiple hits in 14 of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 17.0% of his games this season (53 contests), going yard in 3.8% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 33 times this season in 53 games played (62.3%), including seven times when he tallied multiple runs (13.2%).
- De La Cruz has notched an RBI in 32.1% of his 53 games this year, with more than one RBI in 5.7% of them (three). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 43 times this season in 53 tries (81.1%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 49.1% of games (26 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | GP | 27 |
| 15 (57.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (74.1%) |
| 5 (19.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (33.3%) |
| 14 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (70.4%) |
| 5 (19.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (14.8%) |
| 6 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (40.7%) |
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