Elly De La Cruz will try for a more productive performance after going hitless in his last game (0-for-4). He and the Cincinnati Reds face the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, who will send out Michael Wacha to start, at 6:40 PM ET on BSKC.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Elly De La Cruz player prop bets.
De La Cruz paces the Reds with 21 home runs while accumulating a team-high batting average of .261. Among all hitters in MLB play, De La Cruz’s home run total ranks 28th and his RBI tally ranks 83rd.
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Elly De La Cruz Prop Bets and Odds
Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -110)
Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +130)
Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +255)
How to Watch Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals
Matchup: Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals
Time: 6:40 PM ET
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
TV Channel: BSKC
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Elly De La Cruz vs. Michael Wacha
De La Cruz is 0-for-2 in his career versus Michael Wacha.
Last year against Michael Wacha, De La Cruz went 0-for-2 at the plate.
Elly De La Cruz prop bet insights
De La Cruz has a hit in 71 of 120 games this year, with multiple hits in 32 of them.
Out of the 120 games he has appeared in this season, he’s homered in 19 contests (15.8%), leaving the ballpark in 4% of his trips to home plate.
In 52 of 120 games this season (43.3%), De La Cruz has scored, and 18 of those games (15%) included an effort that produced more than one run scored.
In 30% of his 120 games this season, he has driven in a run (36 times). He’s also put up 11 games with multiple RBI in 2024 (9.2%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
De La Cruz has gone down on strikes one or more times 90 times this season in 120 tries (75%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 44.2% of games (53 times).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:25 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Elly De La Cruz stats against the Royals
Date
Opp. SP
H/AB
XBH
HR
RBI
R
K/BB
SB
8/16/2024
Michael Lorenzen
0-for-4
0
0
0
0
1/0
0
6/14/2023
Daniel Lynch
0-for-4
0
0
0
0
1/0
0
6/13/2023
Jordan Lyles
0-for-3
0
0
0
1
2/1
1
6/12/2023
Zack Greinke
0-for-5
0
0
0
0
2/0
1
Royals starter: Michael Wacha
The Royals will call on Wacha (9-6) to make his 22nd start of the season as he tries for his 10th win. He is 9-6 with a 3.50 ERA and 99 Ks through 121 2/3 innings pitched.
His last outing came on Saturday versus the St. Louis Cardinals, when the righty went seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
In 21 outings this season, the 33-year-old has a 3.50 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .246 to opposing batters.
Wacha is aiming for his fourth straight quality start.
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