At 6:40 PM ET on Friday, August 18, Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds will suit up against the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Jose Berrios at Great American Ball Park, airing on APLTV.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -147 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -135 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -121 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays will send Berrios (9-8) to the mound for his 25th start this season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed nine hits in 4 1/3 innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 29-year-old’s 3.53 ERA ranks 23rd, 1.219 WHIP ranks 32nd, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 35th.
- The Blue Jays average 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
- The Blue Jays have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.73.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.245 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
- With 147 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 18th in the league at preventing long balls.
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De La Cruz Stats and Trends
- De La Cruz has a hit in 66.1% of his games this year (39 of 59), and he posted at least two hits in 17 of those contests (28.8%).
- Out of the 59 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s gone yard in 10 contests (16.9%), leaving the ballpark in 3.8% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 35 times this season in 59 games played (59.3%), including seven games with more than one run (11.9%).
- De La Cruz has picked up at least one RBI in 32.2% of his games this season (19 of 59), including two or more RBI in four of those games (6.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 48 times this season in 59 tries (81.4%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 49.2% of games (29 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | GP | 30 |
| 17 (58.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (73.3%) |
| 6 (20.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (36.7%) |
| 14 (48.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (70.0%) |
| 5 (17.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (16.7%) |
| 6 (20.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (43.3%) |
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