C.J. Cron and the Colorado Rockies will hit the field at PNC Park on Tuesday, May 9, where they will challenge the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Luis Ortiz. The game will begin at 6:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Cron
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -131 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Ortiz has been named the starter for the Pirates and will make his first start this season.
- The 24-year-old righty last pitched Saturday, Oct. 1 against the St. Louis Cardinals, tossing two-thirds of an inning as the starter.
- Last season, he posted a 4.50 ERA with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a record of 0-2.
- The Pirates have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- The Pirates have the 10th-best ERA (3.82) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.340 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 33, or 0.9 per game.
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C.J. Cron Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/18/2023 | Vince Velásquez | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Cron Stats and Trends
- Cron has recorded a hit 19 times this year in 34 games played (55.9%), with six multi-hit efforts (17.6%).
- He has hit a long ball in 14.7% of his games this season (34 contests), going yard in 4.7% of his trips to the plate.
- In 12 of 34 contests this year (35.3%), he has scored, and four of those games (11.8%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
- Cron has driven in at least one run in seven of 34 games this year (20.6%). He has collected more than one RBI in four of them (11.8%).
- He has struck out at least once in 61.8% of his games this year (21 of 34), striking out multiple times in seven of those games (20.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 19 |
| 11 (73.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (42.1%) |
| 1 (6.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (26.3%) |
| 5 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (36.8%) |
| 2 (13.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (15.8%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (15.8%) |
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