Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres take on starter Ryne Nelson and the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:40 PM ET on Monday, April 3 at PETCO Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -128 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Nelson has been named the starter for the Diamondbacks and will make his first start this season.
- The last time the righty took the mound was on Sunday last season, when he pitched zero scoreless innings in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- He finished last season with a 1.47 ERA and a 0.818 WHIP while earning a 1-1 record.
- The Diamondbacks averaged the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.7) in the league last season.
- The Diamondbacks pitched to a 4.27 last season, which ranked 23rd in baseball.
- Diamondbacks pitchers had a 1.298 WHIP last season, 20th in the majors.
- The Diamondbacks allowed the fifth-most home runs last season with 191, or 1.2 per game.
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Nelson Cruz Stats vs. the Diamondbacks
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/24/2022 | Corbin Martin | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/23/2022 | Madison Bumgarner | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2022 | Zac Gallen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2022 | Zach Davies | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/20/2022 | Merrill Kelly | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/19/2022 | Tyler Gilbert | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 4/19/2022 | Madison Bumgarner | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
Cruz Stats and Trends
- Cruz picked up at least one hit 74 times last year in 129 games played (57.4%), including multiple hits on 24 occasions (18.6%).
- In 10 of 129 games last year, he went yard (7.8%). He went deep in 2% of his trips to the plate in 2022.
- He crossed home plate in 39 of his 129 games a season ago (30.2%), with two or more runs scored 11 times (8.5%).
- In 41 of 129 games last season (31.8%), Cruz picked up an RBI, and 15 of those games (11.6%) included more than one RBI. He had three or more RBIs in eight contests.
- In 60.5% of his 129 games last season, he struck out at least once (78 games). He also had 34 games with multiple strikeouts in 2022 (26.4%).
| 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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