After he put up two hits in his most recent game (going 2-for-4), Oneil Cruz and the Pittsburgh Pirates will see Jameson Taillon at the bump for the Chicago Cubs on Monday at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Oneil Cruz player prop bets.
Cruz is hitting .265 with 29 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 37 walks. Cruz’s home runs rank 59th in MLB and he ranks 49th in RBI in MLB. Cruz heads into this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last games he is batting .314 with four doubles, a triple, five walks and four RBI.
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Oneil Cruz Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -240)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +145)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -110)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +100)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +295)
How to Watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
- Matchup: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Date: Monday, August 26, 2024
- TV Channel: SportsNet PT
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Oneil Cruz vs. Jameson Taillon
- In his career versus Jameson Taillon, Cruz is 0-for-5.
- Cruz is 0-for-3 when matching up against Jameson Taillon this season.
Oneil Cruz prop bet insights
- In 62.9% of his 116 games this season, Cruz has notched a base hit (73 times). He’s also notched 34 multi-hit games in 2024 (29.3%).
- He has hit a long ball in 18 of 116 games in 2024 (15.5%), which is 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- Cruz has scored at least a run in 37.9% of his games this season (44 of 116), with more than one run scored in 12 of those contests (10.3%).
- He has notched an RBI in 40 of 116 games this year, with multiple RBI in 18 of them. He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- Cruz has struck out one or more times in 88 out of 116 games this season (75.9%), with more than one strikeout in 45 of those contests (38.8%).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:24 AM 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 |
| 5/19/2024 |
Jameson Taillon |
1-for-5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3/0 |
0 |
| 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 |
Cubs starter: Jameson Taillon
- Taillon makes the start for the Cubs in his 23rd of the season. He holds a record of 8-8 with a 3.77 ERA and 101 Ks in 126 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last took the hill on Thursday versus the Detroit Tigers, the righty threw five innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- In 22 outings this season, the 32-year-old has put up a 3.77 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .256 to opposing hitters.
- Taillon is trying to put up his 12th quality start of the year.
