Elly De La Cruz: MLB Player Prop Bets for Reds Vs Astros – June 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on June 16, 2023

Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds take on starter Brandon Bielak and the Houston Astros at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, June 17 at Minute Maid Park.

Looking to place a wager on De La Cruz ahead of his matchup on Saturday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +108
Runs 0.5 -125
RBI 0.5 -121
Strikeouts 1.5 -109

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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros

  • Bielak (3-3) will take the mound for the Astros, his eighth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed five innings while giving up five earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
  • The 27-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with an ERA of 4.01, a 2.27 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.570.
  • The Astros strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
  • The Astros have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.24.
  • The Astros have a combined WHIP of just 1.237 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
  • With just 71 homers allowed, the Astros rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.

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De La Cruz Stats and Trends

  • This season, De La Cruz has totaled at least one hit in six of nine games played (66.7%), with two multi-hit games.
  • He has hit one homer despite appearing in nine games this season.
  • He has scored at least one run in six of nine games played this season (66.7%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
  • De La Cruz has driven in at least one run three times so far this season in nine games played (33.3%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
  • In 88.9% of his contests this season (eight of nine), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In five of those games (55.6%), he registered two or more punchouts.
Home Away
3 GP 6
3 (100.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 3 (50.0%)
1 (33.3%) Games w/2+ Hits 1 (16.7%)
2 (66.7%) Games w/1+ Run 4 (66.7%)
1 (33.3%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
1 (33.3%) Games w/1+ RBI 2 (33.3%)

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