Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres meet starter James Paxton and the Boston Red Sox at 9:40 PM ET on Friday, May 19 at PETCO Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Paxton will get the start for the Red Sox, his second of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Friday, May 12 against the St. Louis Cardinals, throwing five innings and giving up two earned runs.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have the 26th-ranked ERA (5.00) in the majors this season.
- The Red Sox rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.375 WHIP this season.
- With 61 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 27th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Nelson Cruz Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11/2021 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/10/2021 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 10/8/2021 | Chris Sale | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 10/7/2021 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2021 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2021 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 4-for-5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2021 | Chris Sale | 3-for-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2021 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2021 | Chris Sale | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2021 | Brad Peacock | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
Cruz Stats and Trends
- Cruz has collected a hit in 14 of 30 games this season (46.7%), with more than one hit in four of them (13.3%).
- In three of 30 games this season, he has hit a long ball (10.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.2% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run six times this year in 30 games played (20.0%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Cruz has tallied at least one RBI in five of 30 games this season (16.7%). He has collected two or more RBI in four of them (13.3%).
- In 19 of 30 games this year (63.3%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 10 of those games (33.3%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 14 |
| 8 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (42.9%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (14.3%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (21.4%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (14.3%) |
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