Oneil Cruz: MLB Player Prop Bets for Pirates Vs Reds – April 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on April 1, 2023

At 1:40 PM ET on Sunday, April 2, Oneil Cruz and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the diamond against the Cincinnati Reds and starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft at Great American Ball Park.

Looking to wager on Cruz ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Cruz

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +105
Runs 0.5 -125
RBI 0.5 -124
Strikeouts 1.5 -116

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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds

  • Ashcraft has been named the starter for the Reds and will make his first start this season.
  • The last time the 25-year-old righty pitched was on Saturday, throwing zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • He finished last season with a 4.89 ERA and a 1.419 WHIP in 19 games, finishing with a 5-6 record.
  • The Reds had a nine K/9 last season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
  • Reds pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.87 last year, which ranked 28th in MLB.
  • The Reds had a combined WHIP of 1.392 as a pitching staff, which was fifth-worst in baseball last season.
  • The Reds allowed the second-most home runs last season with 213, or 1.3 per game.

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Oneil Cruz Stats vs. the Reds

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
4/1/2023 Nick Lodolo 2-for-4 0 0 1 0 1/0 0
3/30/2023 Hunter Greene 1-for-2 1 1 2 2 0/2 0
9/28/2022 Luis Cessa 2-for-5 1 0 2 1 0/0 0
9/27/2022 Hunter Greene 2-for-5 1 0 0 1 0/0 1
9/26/2022 Chase Anderson 4-for-5 0 0 0 2 0/0 0
9/14/2022 Nick Lodolo 1-for-5 1 1 2 1 4/0 0
9/13/2022 Fernando Cruz 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
9/13/2022 Luis Cessa 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/1 0
8/20/2022 Justin Dunn 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 2/2 0
8/19/2022 Graham Ashcraft 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0

Cruz Stats and Trends

  • Cruz picked up at least one hit 53 times last year in 87 games played (60.9%), including multiple hits on 19 occasions (21.8%).
  • In 17 of 87 games last year, he went yard (19.5%). He went deep in 4.7% of his trips to the dish in 2022.
  • He came around to score 39 times in 87 games (44.8%) last season, including six occasions when he scored more than once (6.9%).
  • In 34 of 87 games last year (39.1%), Cruz drove in a run, and 14 of those games (16.1%) included two or more RBIs. He had three or more RBIs in five contests.
  • He was set down on strikes in 82.8% of his 87 games a year ago, with two or more strikeouts in 46.0% of those contests (40).
Home Away
43 GP 44
29 (67.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 24 (54.5%)
12 (27.9%) Games w/2+ Hits 7 (15.9%)
22 (51.2%) Games w/1+ Run 17 (38.6%)
9 (20.9%) Games w/1+ HR 8 (18.2%)
21 (48.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 13 (29.5%)

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