At 1:10 PM ET on Friday, September 1, Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds will suit up against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Jordan Wicks at Great American Ball Park, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Wicks heads to the mound for the Cubs to make his second start of the season, seeking his second win.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw five innings, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The Cubs strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.22 this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.274 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Cubs have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 145 home runs allowed.
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Elly De La Cruz Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/3/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/1/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 7/31/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
De La Cruz Stats and Trends
- De La Cruz has recorded a hit 45 times this year in 72 games played (62.5%), with 20 multi-hit efforts (27.8%).
- He has gone yard in 11 games this season, going deep in 3.4% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 42 times this season in 72 games played (58.3%), including 10 games with more than one run (13.9%).
- In 22 of 72 games this season (30.6%), De La Cruz has driven in a run, and in five of those games (6.9%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 83.3% of his games this season (60 of 72), striking out multiple times in 36 of those contests (50.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | GP | 40 |
| 18 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (67.5%) |
| 7 (21.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (32.5%) |
| 15 (46.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (67.5%) |
| 5 (15.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (15.0%) |
| 7 (21.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (37.5%) |
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