Oneil Cruz Player Props: May 19, Pirates vs. Cubs
Oneil Cruz has his sights set on a more productive performance after going hitless in his most recent game (0-for-5). He and the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, who will send out Jameson Taillon to start, at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Oneil Cruz player prop bets.
Cruz has hit a team-best seven homers (he’s added 18 RBI). Among hitters in MLB, Cruz ranks 39th in homers and 100th in RBI.
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- Matchup: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +140)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +390)
Oneil Cruz prop bet insights
- Cruz has a hit in 28 out of 44 games this year (63.6%), with more than one hit in 12 of those games (27.3%).
- In seven of 44 games this season, he has gone yard (15.9%). He’s gone deep in 3.9% of his trips to the dish in 2024.
- Cruz has scored in 14 of 44 games this season, with multiple runs scored in three of them.
- He has plated at least one run in 27.3% of his games this season (12 of 44), with more than one RBI in five of those games (11.4%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- Cruz has gone down on strikes in 33 of 44 games this year, with multiple punchouts in 18 of them.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 11:24 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Oneil Cruz stats against the Cubs
Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/17/2024 | Kyle Hendricks | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
5/16/2024 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
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 |
Cubs starter: Jameson Taillon
- Taillon (3-1) takes the hill for the Cubs in his sixth start of the season. He has produced a 1.61 ERA in 28 2/3 innings pitched, with 18 Ks.
- When he last took the hill on Tuesday versus the Atlanta Braves, the righty threw four innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- The 32-year-old has put up a 1.61 ERA and 5.8 Ks per nine innings across five games this season, while giving up a batting average of .215 to opposing batters.
- Taillon is looking to register his third quality start in this outing.