Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds take on starter Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:40 PM ET on Thursday, August 24 at Chase Field.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -131 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- The Diamondbacks will hand the ball to Kelly (10-5) for his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 1/3 innings against the San Diego Padres.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 34-year-old ranks seventh in ERA (3.13), 23rd in WHIP (1.183), and 20th in K/9 (9.3).
- The Diamondbacks average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.59 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.336 WHIP this season.
- The Diamondbacks have allowed 157 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 18th in MLB play.
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Elly De La Cruz Stats vs. the Diamondbacks
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/23/2023 | José Ruiz | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Tommy Henry | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/1 | 0 |
De La Cruz Stats and Trends
- In 64.6% of his 65 games this season, De La Cruz has recorded a base hit (42 times). He’s also registered 19 multi-hit games in 2023 (29.2%).
- In 11 of 65 games this season, he has hit a long ball (16.9%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored in 39 of 65 games this season, including multiple runs scored in eight of them.
- De La Cruz has driven in a run in 21 of 65 games this year, including multiple RBI in five 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 53 times this season in 65 games (81.5%), including 32 games with more than one strikeout (49.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | GP | 33 |
| 18 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (72.7%) |
| 7 (21.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (36.4%) |
| 15 (46.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (72.7%) |
| 5 (15.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (18.2%) |
| 7 (21.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (42.4%) |
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