Oneil Cruz Player Props: May 16, Pirates vs. Cubs
Oneil Cruz went hitless in his most recent game (0-for-3), but will take another crack at it when the Pittsburgh Pirates face Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at 7:40 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Oneil Cruz player prop bets.
Cruz has launched a team-best seven home runs. He has 18 RBI. Cruz ranks 37th in homers and 92nd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
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- Matchup: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -154)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +145)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -154)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +500)
Oneil Cruz prop bet insights
- Cruz has a hit in 66.7% of his 42 games this year, with more than one hit in 28.6% of those contests (12).
- He has gone yard in 16.7% of his games this season (42 contests), going deep in 4.1% of his chances at the plate.
- Cruz has scored a run in 31% of his 42 games this season, with two or more runs scored in 7.1% of those games (three).
- In 12 of 42 games this year (28.6%), he has driven in a run, and five of those games (11.9%) included a performance that produced . He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- Cruz has struck out one or more times in 31 of 42 games this year (73.8%), with more than one punchout in 16 of those contests (38.1%).
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Oneil Cruz stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2024 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2024 | Justin Steele | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2024 | Javier Assad | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/25/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Javier Assad | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 9/22/2022 | Hayden Wesneski | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2022 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Justin Steele
- Steele (0-0) takes the hill for the Cubs in his fourth start of the season. He has produced a 4.73 ERA in 13 1/3 innings pitched, with 11 Ks.
- The lefty last pitched on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he lasted four innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up six hits.
- In three games this year, the 28-year-old put up an ERA of 4.73, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .240 against him.