Bryan De La Cruz and the Miami Marlins will hit the field at LoanDepot park on Wednesday, August 16, where they will challenge the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Justin Verlander. The contest will begin at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros’ Verlander (7-6) will make his 19th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in six innings against the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 40-year-old has an ERA of 3.19, 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .220 in 18 games this season.
- The Astros strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have the third-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
- The Astros rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.266 WHIP this season.
- The Astros have given up 146 home runs so far this season (the 18th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Bryan De La Cruz Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2023 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/12/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/11/2022 | Framber Valdez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 6/10/2022 | Luis Garcia | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
De La Cruz Stats and Trends
- De La Cruz has reached base with a base hit 73 times this year in 114 games played (64.0%), including multiple knocks in 24.6% of them (28 times).
- He has hit a home run in 14.0% of his games this season (114 contests), going yard in 3.3% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least a run 38 times this season in 114 contests (33.3%), including scoring multiple runs in 7.0% of games (eight times).
- De La Cruz has driven in a run in 34.2% of his 114 games this season, with more than one RBI in 14.0% of those contests (16). He has also knocked in three or more runs in five contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 84 out of 114 games this year (73.7%), while fanning multiple times in 25 of those games (21.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | GP | 55 |
| 42 (71.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 31 (56.4%) |
| 16 (27.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (21.8%) |
| 23 (39.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (27.3%) |
| 7 (11.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 9 (16.4%) |
| 22 (37.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 17 (30.9%) |
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