On Sunday, September 3 at 12:10 PM ET, Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds will square off against starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park, 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 | -130 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Taillon (7-9) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed nine hits in six innings pitched against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in 24 games this season with a 5.62 ERA, 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .267.
- The Cubs strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.274 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Cubs have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/2/2023 | Javier Assad | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2023 | Jose Cuas | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2023 | Jordan Wicks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 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 46 times this year in 75 games played (61.3%), including multiple knocks on 21 occasions (28.0%).
- He has hit a long ball in 11 of 75 games in 2023 (14.7%), which is 3.3% of his trips to the dish.
- In 56.0% of his games this year (42 of 75), he has scored at least one run. In 10 of those games (13.3%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- De La Cruz has plated a run in 23 of 75 games this season, including multiple RBI in five of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 84.0% of his contests this season (63 of 75), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 37 of those games (49.3%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | GP | 40 |
| 19 (54.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (67.5%) |
| 8 (22.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (32.5%) |
| 15 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (67.5%) |
| 5 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (15.0%) |
| 8 (22.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (37.5%) |
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