Oneil Cruz Player Props: September 28, Pirates vs. Yankees
Oneil Cruz will try for a more productive showing after a hitless showing in his last game (0-for-1). He and the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the New York Yankees on Saturday, who will send out Luis Gil to start, at 1:05 PM ET on MLB Network.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Oneil Cruz player prop bets.
Cruz has 34 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 49 walks while batting .262. Among batters in MLB action, Cruz ranks 63rd in homers and 50th in RBI.
Watch tonight's Pirates game on Fubo!Oneil Cruz Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -155)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -155)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +450)
How to Watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees
- Matchup: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees
- Time: 1:05 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Oneil Cruz vs. Luis Gil
Oneil Cruz prop bet insights
- In 88 of 143 games this season (61.5%) Cruz has recorded a hit, and in 41 of those contests (28.7%) he posted at least two.
- He has homered in 14.7% of his games this season (143 contests), going deep in 3.6% of his trips to home plate.
- In 39.2% of his games this year (56 of 143), Cruz has scored at least a run, and in 14 of those games (9.8%) he recorded more than one run scored.
- In 35% of his 143 games this season, he has driven in a run (50 times). He’s also put up 20 games with multiple RBI in 2024 (14%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
- In 73.4% of his 143 games this season, Cruz has gone down on strikes (105 times). He’s also had 52 games with multiple strikeouts in 2024 (36.4%).
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Oneil Cruz stats against the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27/2024 | Carlos Rodón | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/21/2022 | Luis Severino | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/20/2022 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/3 | 0 |
| 7/6/2022 | Luis Severino | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/5/2022 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Yankees starter: Luis Gil
- Gil gets the start for the Yankees in his 29th of the season. He holds a record of 15-6 with a 3.27 ERA and 166 Ks in 146 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last got the call on Sunday, the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics, giving up four earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- In 28 games this year, the 26-year-old held an ERA of 3.27, with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .186 against him.
- Gil is trying to notch his 11th quality start in this outing.