C.J. Cron’s Los Angeles Angels and the Houston Astros, who will be sending J.P. France to the hill, square off at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, August 12. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:15 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Cron
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -129 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- France (8-3) will take the mound for the Astros, his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Sunday when he threw 3 1/3 innings out of the bullpen against the New York Yankees, giving up no earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 2-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with an ERA of 2.75, a 2.34 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.242.
- The Astros have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the third-best ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.278 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- With 140 homers allowed, the Astros rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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C.J. Cron Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/19/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/5/2023 | J.P. France | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/4/2023 | Brandon Bielak | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2021 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2021 | Jake Odorizzi | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 4/21/2021 | Jose Urquidy | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/20/2021 | Luis Garcia | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Cron Stats and Trends
- Cron has collected a hit in 46 of 67 games this season, with multiple hits in 13 of them.
- He has homered in 16.4% of his games this season (67 contests), going yard in 4.5% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run 30 times this year in 67 games played (44.8%), including seven games with more than one run (10.4%).
- Cron has driven in at least one run 24 times this year in 67 tries (35.8%), including driving in more than one run in 9.0% of games (six times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions.
- He has struck out one or more times in 65.7% of his games this year (44 of 67), striking out multiple times in 14 of those games (20.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 30 |
| 28 (75.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (60.0%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (26.7%) |
| 18 (48.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (40.0%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (20.0%) |
| 15 (40.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (30.0%) |
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