Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres will take the field at PETCO Park on Sunday, April 2, where they will square off against the Colorado Rockies and starting pitcher Austin Gomber. The contest will start at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Colorado Rockies
- Gomber will make his first start of the season for the Rockies.
- The last time the 29-year-old pitched was on Sunday against the San Diego Padres. The lefty threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen in that matchup.
- He pitched to a 5.56 ERA while striking out 6.9 batters per nine innings with a record of 5-7 last season.
- 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 WHIP of 1.444 as a pitching staff, which was second-worst in baseball last season.
- The Rockies ranked 21st in long balls allowed last season with 184 home runs against them.
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Nelson Cruz Stats vs. the Rockies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/1/2023 | José Ureña | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 3/31/2023 | Kyle Freeland | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 picked up a hit in 57.4% of his games last year (74 of 129), with at least two hits in 24 of those contests (18.6%).
- He took the pitcher deep in 7.8% of his games last season (129 in all), going deep in 2% of his trips to home plate.
- He came around to score 39 times in 129 games (30.2%) last season, including 11 occasions when he scored more than once (8.5%).
- Cruz picked up an RBI in 41 games last year 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 struck out in 60.5% of his 129 games a season ago, with more than one strikeout in 26.4% of those games (34).
| 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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