C.J. Cron’s Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets, who will be sending Joey Lucchesi to the mound, face off at Citi Field on Sunday, May 7. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Cron
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -129 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +107 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Mets
- Lucchesi (1-0) will take the mound for the Mets, his fourth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed five hits in four innings against the Detroit Tigers.
- The 29-year-old has pitched to a 3.86 ERA this season with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine across three games.
- The Mets average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Mets have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.48) in the majors this season.
- Mets pitchers have a 1.334 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- With 49 homers allowed, the Mets rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
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C.J. Cron Stats vs. the Mets
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Tylor Megill | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Kodai Senga | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/28/2022 | Max Scherzer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/27/2022 | David Peterson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/26/2022 | Chris Bassitt | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2022 | Jacob deGrom | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/22/2022 | Taijuan Walker | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Trevor Williams | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Carlos Carrasco | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2021 | Joey Lucchesi | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Cron Stats and Trends
- Cron has tallied a hit 19 times this year in 33 games played (57.6%), with six multi-hit efforts (18.2%).
- He has homered in 15.2% of his games in 2023 (five of 33), which amounts to 4.8% of his trips to the plate.
- In 33.3% of his 33 games this season, he has touched home plate (11 times). Also, he’s notched four games with multiple runs in 2023 (12.1%).
- Cron has plated a run in 21.2% of his 33 games this season, with two or more RBI in 12.1% of those games (four). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 21 times this year in 33 games (63.6%), including seven games with more than one strikeout (21.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 18 |
| 11 (73.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (44.4%) |
| 1 (6.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (27.8%) |
| 5 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (33.3%) |
| 2 (13.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (16.7%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (16.7%) |
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