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Elly De La Cruz

Elly De La Cruz — the model's read on today's matchup and how our calls on him have graded. Top board today: hits at 91.4/100.

Today's top board
91.4
Hits · vs BAL
Our calls on him · hits
60%
1+ hit in 6/10 top-20 calls
Games graded
64
this season, box-score final
Elly De La Cruz
SSBats SThrows RCincinnati Reds
Hits91.4/100proj 1.3#4H+R+RBI74.1/100proj 2.1#4RBIs67.2/100proj 0.6#29Fantasy Points64.5/100proj 7.8#20Walks58.9/100proj 0.6#21Runs56.4/100proj 0.5#51Home Runs55.8/100proj 0.3#21Total Bases54.4/100proj 1.7#43Stolen Bases23.2/100proj 0.1#89

Today's matchup

Elly is hosting Baltimore Orioles on the Friday, July 3, 2026 slate. He lands on 9 of our boards — hits (91.4/100, #4), h+r+rbi (74.1/100, #4), rbis (67.2/100, #29), fantasy points (64.5/100, #20). We project Elly for 1.3 on the hits board. Tap any board for the full breakdown, and check back for the graded result once the game's final.

Recent form

Over his last 5 games, Elly is 7-for-22 (.318) with 1 homer. The full log's below.

How our calls on Elly have done

When we've ranked Elly a top-20 hitter matchup this season, he's recorded a hit in 6 of 10 games (60%). That's the honest number — graded against the real box score, hits and misses both.

How the model reads him

Elly's matchup score blends his own rates with the specific spot — the arm he faces and that pitcher's bullpen, the handedness edge, the park, the weather, and his recent form — normalized 0–100 against the rest of the slate. The exact weighting is proprietary and tuned weekly. We publish the score and grade it in the open; the record above is the receipt.

Recent game log

DateOppABHHRRRBI
Thursday, July 2@ MIL51000
Wednesday, July 1@ MIL42000
Tuesday, June 30@ MIL42010
Monday, June 29@ MIL51112
Sunday, June 28@ PIT41010
Saturday, June 27@ PIT40000
Friday, June 26@ PIT30001
Wednesday, June 24vs MIL41010
Tuesday, June 23vs MIL30000
Saturday, May 30vs ATL41000
Friday, May 29vs ATL40000
Wednesday, May 27@ NYM40010

Elly De La Cruz — FAQ

Who is Elly De La Cruz facing today?

Elly De La Cruz is hosting Baltimore Orioles on Friday, July 3, 2026. His best matchup grades 91.4/100 on our hits board.

What's Elly De La Cruz's projection today?

We project Elly for 1.3 on the hits board (home vs BAL). Every board he's scored on is listed with its matchup score.

How have MatchWiz's calls on Elly De La Cruz done?

In the 10 games where our model ranked Elly a top-20 hitter matchup, he got at least one hit 6 times (60%). Every projection is graded against the real result.

Projections are a research signal from our model, graded against real box-score results — not betting advice. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).