Elly De La Cruz’s Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays, who will be sending Chris Bassitt to the hill, go head to head at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, August 19. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -130 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays will send Bassitt (11-6) to the mound for his 26th start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, Aug. 12, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed four hits in six innings against the Chicago Cubs.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.95 ERA ranks 31st, 1.222 WHIP ranks 31st, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 34th.
- The Blue Jays have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 this year, second-best in baseball.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.244 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- With 148 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Elly De La Cruz Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | José Berríos | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
De La Cruz Stats and Trends
- De La Cruz has picked up a hit in 39 of 60 games this season, with multiple hits in 17 of them.
- He has homered in 10 games this season, going deep in 3.7% of his trips to the dish.
- In 58.3% of his games this season (35 of 60), he has scored at least one run. In seven of those games (11.7%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- De La Cruz has driven in at least one run in 31.7% of his games this season (19 of 60), including more than one RBI in four of those contests (6.7%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 49 times this year in 60 tries (81.7%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 48.3% of games (29 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | GP | 30 |
| 17 (56.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (73.3%) |
| 6 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (36.7%) |
| 14 (46.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (70.0%) |
| 5 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (16.7%) |
| 6 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (43.3%) |
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