Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres face off against starter Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays at 9:40 PM ET on Friday, June 16 at PETCO Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Cruz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays will hand the ball to McClanahan (10-1) for his 15th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw seven innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 26-year-old ranks second in ERA (2.18), 22nd in WHIP (1.113), and 15th in K/9 (10) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Rays have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- The Rays have the second-best ERA (3.54) in the majors this season.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.203 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
- The Rays have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 69, or one per game.
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Cruz Stats and Trends
- In 44.7% of his 38 games this season, Cruz has recorded a base hit (17 times). He’s also collected four multi-hit games in 2023 (10.5%).
- In four of 38 games this season, he has hit a home run (10.5%). He’s left the yard in 3.4% of his trips to the dish.
- In seven of 38 games this year, he has touched home plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Cruz has driven in at least one run six times this season in 38 games played (15.8%), including four times plating multiple runs (10.5%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 23 of 38 games this year (60.5%), while fanning multiple times in 12 of them (31.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 18 |
| 10 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (38.9%) |
| 2 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (11.1%) |
| 4 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (16.7%) |
| 3 (15.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.6%) |
| 4 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (11.1%) |
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