On Sunday, August 13 at 2:10 PM ET, C.J. Cron and the Los Angeles Angels will match up with starter Jose Urquidy and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, airing on SNSW.
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Player Prop Odds for Cron
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -130 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to Urquidy (2-2) for his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, Aug. 6, when he threw 3 1/3 innings against the New York Yankees, giving up five earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 6.10, 7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .290 in seven games this season.
- The Astros average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.80 this season, which ranks third in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.273 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The Astros have allowed 141 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 17th in MLB play.
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C.J. Cron Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/12/2023 | J.P. France | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 picked up a hit in 67.6% of his 68 games this season, with multiple hits in 19.1% of those games (13).
- Out of the 68 games he has played in this season, he’s hit a home run in 11 contests (16.2%), leaving the yard in 4.4% of his plate appearances.
- In 44.1% of his 68 games this season, he has scored (30 times). Also, he’s put up seven games with multiple runs in 2023 (10.3%).
- Cron has plated a run in 24 of 68 games this season, including multiple RBI in six of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 45 of 68 games this season (66.2%), while fanning multiple times in 14 of those contests (20.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 31 |
| 28 (75.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (58.1%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (25.8%) |
| 18 (48.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (38.7%) |
| 5 (13.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (19.4%) |
| 15 (40.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (29.0%) |
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