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Oneil Cruz

Oneil Cruz — hitting .268 in our graded log with 20 home runs. The model's read on his matchups, and where it's been right.

Last scored board
79.6
Home Runs · @ DET · 2026-09-27
Our calls on him · hits
67%
1+ hit in 8/12 top-20 calls
Games graded
93
this season, box-score final
Oneil Cruz
CFBats LThrows RPittsburgh Pirates
Home Runs79.6/100proj 0.3Fantasy Points78.4/100proj 8Stolen Bases72.8/100proj 0.3RBIs68.4/100proj 0.5Runs59/100proj 0.5Walks53.8/100proj 0.4H+R+RBI52.5/100proj 1.8Hits41.9/100proj 0.9Total Bases34.7/100proj 1.5Singles34.5/100proj 0.6Doubles10.7/100proj 0.1Triples4.4/100proj 0

Last scored matchup

Oneil isn't on today's slate. He was last scored 11 days ago, away at Detroit Tigers on Sunday, September 27, 2026, where he landed on home runs (79.6/100), fantasy points (78.4/100), stolen bases (72.8/100). This page refreshes with new projections as soon as he's back in a lineup.

He's swinging a hot bat

Oneil is 12-for-36 (.333) over his last 10 games — well clear of his .268 season mark. Our model does lean on recent form, but it weights it against the matchup rather than chasing it: a hot bat facing a tough arm in a bad park still grades as a tough spot. Streaks like this one also end without warning, which is why the score moves on the matchup and not on the streak.

What kind of hitter he is

Oneil has 20 home runs and 35 extra-base hits in 358 at-bats this season. That profile is why he grades better on the total-bases and home-run boards than his batting average alone would suggest — those boards reward damage, not just contact. Park and weather matter more for a hitter like him too, and both feed the score.

He's a left-handed bat

Oneil hits from the left side, and that's the first thing the model looks at. Left-handed hitters see right-handed pitching most nights, which is the favourable side — so a lefty bat's baseline is set against righties, and drawing a left-handed starter is a genuine downgrade rather than a rounding error. When you see his score fall on a day he's still in the lineup, an opposing lefty is usually why. Handedness also shapes the park read: pull-side geometry matters more for a left-handed swing than the raw park factor suggests.

Floor and ceiling

Oneil has recorded at least one hit in 62 of 92 games he's batted in — 67% — with 24 multi-hit games among them. That's about average — most regulars land somewhere near it.

Home and away

Oneil is hitting .268 at home (49-for-183) and .269 on the road (47-for-175) across the season. There's not much in it, which is the normal case. Home-road splits get talked about far more than they hold up.

His best game in the log

Oneil's biggest night was Wednesday, September 16, 2026 against MIL — 2-for-4 with 1 homer, 1 driven in. That's the ceiling, not the expectation. The projection you'll see on a board is closer to his typical game than his best one, which is the whole point of projecting rather than remembering.

How our calls on Oneil have graded

In the 12 games where we ranked Oneil a top-20 hitter matchup, he recorded a hit 8 times — 67%. That's a thin sample and we'd treat it as such. Every one of those calls was graded against the real box score, misses included.

Where he lands across our boards

Oneil was scored on 12 boards in that matchup, and the spread is the interesting part: home runs graded 79.6/100 while triples came in at 4.4/100. Same player, same game, same opposing arm — different questions. A spread that wide usually means the matchup favours one kind of outcome over another, and it's the clearest argument for reading the board that matches what you actually care about.

How the model reads him

Oneil's score rates the spot in front of him, not the name on the jersey. It weighs his rates against the kind of arm he's facing — handedness matters a lot — set against what that pitcher and his bullpen give up, then adjusts for expected playing time, park, weather, and recent form, normalized 0–100 across the slate. The weighting is proprietary and re-tuned weekly; the grading is public, and that's the half that proves anything.

What we'd flag

Books don't price every player — coverage tops out around 87% even for confirmed starters, so "no line" here usually means no book posted one rather than a gap in our data. Lineups change late, and an afternoon projection can be stale by first pitch. And the model is tuned across hundreds of graded outcomes, so one game tells you nothing about whether it's working.

Recent game log

DateOppABHHRRRBI
Saturday, September 26@ DET10000
Friday, September 25@ DET31020
Thursday, September 24vs STL42010
Tuesday, September 22vs STL30010
Sunday, September 20vs KC41111
Saturday, September 19vs KC32000
Friday, September 18vs KC53020
Thursday, September 17vs MIL51012
Wednesday, September 16vs MIL42111
Tuesday, September 15vs MIL40000
Sunday, September 13@ CHC21000
Saturday, September 12@ CHC50000

Oneil Cruz — FAQ

Is Oneil Cruz playing today?

Oneil Cruz isn't in a confirmed lineup on the current slate, and was last scored on Sunday, September 27, 2026. This page updates with fresh projections as soon as he's back in one.

How have MatchWiz's calls on Oneil Cruz graded?

In the 12 games where our model ranked Oneil a top-20 hitter matchup, he got at least one hit 8 times — 67%. Every call is graded against the real result at the line the market offered, wins and losses both.

How has Oneil Cruz been hitting lately?

Oneil is 12-for-36 (.333) over his last 10 games, against .268 on the season across 358 at-bats in our log, with 20 home runs. The full game-by-game log is on this page.

Which MatchWiz boards does Oneil Cruz appear on?

Oneil was scored on 12 boards in his last matchup — home runs, fantasy points, stolen bases, rbis, runs. Each one asks a different question about the same game, so his score can be strong on one and weak on another.

Are Oneil Cruz's projections betting advice?

No. Every number on this page is a research signal from a statistical model, published alongside its graded record so you can judge it yourself. The model is re-tuned weekly and can be wrong on any given day. Nothing here is a guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

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