Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres take on starter Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals at 9:40 PM ET on Friday, June 23 at PETCO Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals
- Corbin (4-8) will take to the mound for the Nationals and make his 16th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs on 11 hits in a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 33-year-old’s 4.89 ERA ranks 59th, 1.583 WHIP ranks 64th, and 5.7 K/9 ranks 64th.
- The Nationals strike out just 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Nationals have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.61) in the majors this season.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.469 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
- With 99 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Nelson Cruz Stats vs. the Nationals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/25/2023 | Jake Irvin | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/23/2023 | MacKenzie Gore | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Cruz Stats and Trends
- In 19 of 42 games this season (45.2%), Cruz has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in four of those contests (9.5%).
- He has hit a home run in 11.9% of his games in 2023 (five of 42), which amounts to 3.9% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least once eight times this season in 42 games played (19.0%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In eight of 42 games this season (19.0%), Cruz has tallied an RBI, and in five of those games (11.9%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 26 out of 42 games this year (61.9%), while fanning multiple times in 13 of them (31.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 20 |
| 11 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (40.0%) |
| 2 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (10.0%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (15.0%) |
| 4 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.0%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (15.0%) |
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