Oneil Cruz and the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Cleveland Guardians, and starting pitcher Ben Lively, on April 19 at 4:05 PM ET at PNC Park. Cruz hit a homer in his previous game (going 1-for-4).
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Oneil Cruz player prop bets.
Cruz has put up a team-best five home runs and 11 runs batted in. Among all hitters in baseball, Cruz’s home run total ranks 18th and his RBI tally ranks 48th.
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Oneil Cruz Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -222)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +375)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -149)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +105)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +165)
How to Watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cleveland Guardians
- Matchup: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cleveland Guardians
- Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025
- TV Channel: SportsNet PT and CLEG
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now! – Regional restrictions may apply)
Oneil Cruz vs. Ben Lively
- Over his career versus Ben Lively, Cruz is 1-for-3.
- Last season against Ben Lively, Cruz was 1-for-3 at the plate.
Oneil Cruz prop bet insights
- Cruz has reached base with a hit 10 times this season in 18 games played (55.6%), including multiple hits on four occasions (22.2%).
- He has homered in 27.8% of his games in 2025 (five of 18), 6.6% of his trips to the plate.
- Cruz has scored a run in eight of 18 games this year, with multiple runs scored in three of them.
- He has notched at least one RBI six times this season in 18 tries (33.3%), including plating multiple runs in 16.7% of games (three times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion.
- Cruz has gone down on strikes at least once in 16 out of 18 games this year (88.9%), with more than one strikeout in five of those games (27.8%).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 1:25 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Oneil Cruz stats against the Guardians
Guardians starter: Ben Lively
- Lively makes the start for the Guardians in his fifth of the season. He holds a record of 0-2 with a 4.87 ERA and 16 Ks in 20 1/3 innings pitched.
- When he last got the call on Sunday, the righty went six innings against the Kansas City Royals, allowing four earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 33-year-old currently ranks 67th in ERA (4.87), 56th in WHIP (1.328), and 63rd in K/9 (7.1).
