The upcoming game between Elly De La Cruz’s Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays (with Hyun-Jin Ryu drawing the start) is scheduled for Sunday, August 20 at 1:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -132 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -122 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Ryu (1-1) will take to the mound for the Blue Jays and make his fourth start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up no earned runs and allowed two hits in five innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, Aug. 13.
- The 36-year-old has pitched to a 2.57 ERA this season with 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across three games.
- The Blue Jays have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have a 3.70 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have a combined 1.242 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- With 149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Chris Bassitt | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 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 collected a hit in 65.6% of his 61 games this year, with multiple base hits in 29.5% of them (18).
- He has hit a home run in 10 of 61 games in 2023 (16.4%), which is 3.6% of his trips to the dish.
- In 59.0% of his 61 games this season, he has scored (36 times). Also, he’s put up seven games with multiple runs in 2023 (11.5%).
- De La Cruz has plated at least one run 20 times this season in 61 games played (32.8%), including four times plating multiple runs (6.6%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 82.0% of his games this year (50 of 61), striking out multiple times in 30 of those contests (49.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | GP | 30 |
| 18 (58.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (73.3%) |
| 7 (22.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (36.7%) |
| 15 (48.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (70.0%) |
| 5 (16.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (16.7%) |
| 7 (22.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (43.3%) |
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