Nelson Cruz’s San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies, who will be sending Kyle Freeland to the hill, go head to head at PETCO Park on Friday, March 31. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -128 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Colorado Rockies
- Freeland has been named the starter for the Rockies and will make his first start this season.
- The last time the 29-year-old pitched was on Friday against the San Diego Padres. The lefty threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen in that matchup.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors last year, his 4.53 ERA ranked 41st, 1.408 WHIP ranked 44th, and 6.7 K/9 ranked 41st.
- The Rockies struck out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranked 29th in MLB last season.
- The Rockies had the 30th-ranked ERA (5.09) in the majors last season.
- The Rockies had a combined 1.444 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
- The Rockies ranked 21st in home runs allowed last season with 184, or 1.1 per game.
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Nelson Cruz Stats vs. the Rockies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | German Márquez | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/29/2022 | Kyle Freeland | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Chad Kuhl | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Austin Gomber | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 5/26/2022 | German Márquez | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/3/2022 | German Márquez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Cruz Stats and Trends
- Cruz had a hit in 74 of 129 games a season ago, with multiple hits in 24 of those games.
- He hit a long ball in 7.8% of his games last year (10 of 129), and 2% of his trips to the plate.
- He scored a run in 39 of 129 games last year (30.2%), including 11 multi-run games (8.5%).
- Cruz drove in a run in 41 games last season out of 129 (31.8%), including multiple RBIs in 11.6% of those games (15 times) and three or more RBIs on eight occasions..
- He was set down on strikes at least once 78 times last year in 129 games (60.5%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 26.4% of those games (34 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | GP | 63 |
| 41 (62.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (52.4%) |
| 14 (21.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (15.9%) |
| 21 (31.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 18 (28.6%) |
| 6 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (6.3%) |
| 26 (39.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (23.8%) |
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