On Friday, September 1 at 6:40 PM ET, Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds will square off against starter Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs at , airing on BSOH.
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Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -129 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Smyly (9-9) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his 23rd start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, throwing one inning of relief while giving up one earned run and allowing two hits.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 29 games this season with a 5.49 ERA, 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .264.
- 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 allowed the eighth-fewest home runs this season at just 145, or 1.1 per game.
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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 collected a base hit 45 times this year in 72 games played (62.5%), including multiple knocks on 20 occasions (27.8%).
- He has gone yard in 11 of 72 games in 2023 (15.3%), which is 3.4% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored a run in 58.3% of his 72 games this year. That includes two or more runs scored in 13.9% of them (10).
- De La Cruz has tallied at least one RBI 22 times this season in 72 tries (30.6%), including plating more than one run in 6.9% of games (five times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions.
- He has struck out at least once in 83.3% of his games this season (60 of 72), striking out multiple times in 36 of those contests (50%).
| 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%) |
| 7 (21.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (37.5%) |
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