Coors Field is where C.J. Cron and the Colorado Rockies will take on starter Vince Velasquez and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, April 18 at 8:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Cron
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -131 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Velasquez (0-1) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Tuesday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Colorado Rockies.
- The 30-year-old has pitched to a 5.40 ERA this season with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.7 walks per nine across three games.
- The Pirates average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have the 15th-ranked ERA (4.23) in the majors this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.444 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
- The Pirates have allowed 19 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 16th in MLB.
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C.J. Cron Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/17/2023 | Rich Hill | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/17/2022 | Bryse Wilson | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2022 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2022 | José Quintana | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/25/2022 | Zach Thompson | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/24/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/23/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2021 | Chad Kuhl | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2021 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/30/2021 | Chase De Jong | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Cron Stats and Trends
- Cron has a hit in 52.9% of his games this season (nine of 17), and he posted multiple base hits in three of those contests (17.6%).
- In three of 17 games this season, he has hit a home run (17.6%). He’s left the yard in 6.7% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run in five of 17 games played this season (29.4%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Cron has notched at least one RBI in three of 17 games played this season (17.6%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has struck out in 11 of 17 games this year, including multiple Ks in three of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | GP | 10 |
| 4 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (50.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (30.0%) |
| 1 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (40.0%) |
| 1 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (20.0%) |
| 1 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (20.0%) |
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