Marlins vs. Cubs Player Props Today: Bryan De La Cruz - April 18
Bryan De La Cruz’s Miami Marlins face the Chicago Cubs on April 18 at 7:40 PM ET, and will see starter Jameson Taillon on the mound. De La Cruz had one homer in his previous game, finishing 2-for-4.
De La Cruz paces the Marlins with three home runs and has put up a team-high batting average of .288. De La Cruz ranks 45th in homers and 63rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB action. De La Cruz heads into this matchup on a six-game hitting streak. During his last outings he is batting .341 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and nine RBI.
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- Matchup: Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
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- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
Bryan De La Cruz prop bet insights
- De La Cruz has reached base with a hit 16 times this year in 19 games played (84.2%), including multiple hits on six occasions (31.6%).
- He has hit a long ball in three games this season (19 opportunities, 15.8%), leaving the ballpark in 3.7% of his trips to home plate.
- De La Cruz has scored a run eight times this year in 19 games played (42.1%), but does not have a multi-run effort.
- In 31.6% of his 19 games this season, he has tallied an RBI (six times). He’s also put up three games with multiple RBI in 2024 (15.8%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- De La Cruz has gone down on strikes one or more times in 84.2% of his games this season (16 of 19), with more than one strikeout in three of those contests (15.8%).
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Bryan De La Cruz stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/7/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Drew Smyly | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/30/2023 | Justin Steele | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2023 | Caleb Kilian | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/20/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/19/2022 | Wade Miley | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Drew Smyly | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Justin Steele | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Jameson Taillon
- The Cubs’ Taillon will take the hill for the first time this year.
- The 32-year-old righty came out of the bullpen and threw four scoreless innings when he last pitched on Saturday, Sept. 30 in a contest versus the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Over his 30 outings last season, he posted a 4.84 ERA and a 1.276 WHIP, putting together an 8-10 record.