SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
BRYAN DE LA CRUZ #41 - LEFT FIELDER - PITTSBURGH PIRATES
21 HR •
68 RBI •
.233 AVG
21 HR
68 RBI
.233 AVG
Bryan De La Cruz's two-run homer lifts Marlins past Phillies Bryan De La Cruz hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as the visiting Miami Marlins rallied for a 5-4 win over the Philadelp...
Bryan De La Cruz hits 2-run homer in 8th in Marlins' 6-3 victory over Dodgers
Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to break a tie in the Miami Marlins’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday nightSEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Homers, tallies four hits De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Nationals.
Impact De La Cruz reached base in each of his first four trips to the plate and launched his first home run since Aug. 9 in the fourth inning to give the Marlins a commanding 9-1 lead. It was the outfielder's fourth game this season with four hits and he's now hit safely in five straight. De La Cruz has also recorded at least one RBI in three consecutive games and at least one extra-base hit in three of his last four.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Not in lineup Tuesday De La Cruz is not in the lineup Tuesday at San Diego.
Impact Avisail Garcia, Jazz Chisholm and Jorge Soler will start across the outfield for the visiting Marlins. De La Cruz has batted just .164/.220/.309 over his last 59 plate appearances dating back to Aug. 5.
AUGUST 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Belts 15th homer De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Phillies.
Impact He took Michael Lorenzen deep in the seventh inning for the game's final run. De La Cruz is slashing a lopsided .224/.264/.507 in 17 games since the All-Star break, launching five of his career-high 15 homers on the season, but he'll need to stay productive to maintain a regular spot in the starting lineup with Avisail Garcia, Jorge Soler and Jesus Sanchez also pushing for playing time in the corner outfield/DH mix.
AUGUST 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Gets Wednesday off De La Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Impact De La Cruz will get a well-deserved day off after he started in each of the previous 23 games and hit .239 with five home runs over that stretch. The 26-year-old will face more competition for playing time in the outfield with Jazz Chisholm and Avisail Garcia recently returning from the injured list, though De La Cruz's solid body of work this season should keep his role fairly secure.
AUGUST 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Crushes solo homer in win De La Cruz went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over Tampa Bay.
Impact De La Cruz struck out in each of his first two trips to the plate before launching a leadoff home run off Calvin Faucher to open the fifth, putting the Marlins up 6-1. It was the outfielder's fourth home run this month and the third in his last eight contests. However, he's still batting just .231 in July after Wednesday's win and has now struck out six times over his last three games.
JULY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Homers again Wednesday De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals.
Impact De La Cruz is 5-for-12 (.417) with two home runs and two doubles over his last three games following a 1-for-12 skid in his first three contests out of the All-Star break. The 26-year-old outfielder now has 12 homers on the season and three in his last seven games. De La Cruz is slashing .277/.324/.437 with a career-best 53 RBI, 42 runs scored and three stolen bases through 389 plate appearances this season.
JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Swats 11th homer De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to the Cardinals on Monday.
Impact De La Cruz put the Marlins on the board in the second inning, slugging a 421-foot solo shot. He had been struggling coming into the contest, going just 1-for-12 since the start of the second half. De La Cruz has already set a career high with 52 RBI on the campaign, and he needs just two more long balls to tie the career-best mark of 13 that he set last season.
JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Four hits in win De La Cruz went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs in Sunday's 7-3 win against the Phillies.
Impact The 26-year-old went 0-for-8 with a walk across the first two games of the series and entered Sunday with a .167 average in July, but he rebounded with his third four-hit performance of the season. De La Cruz has been a key piece of Miami's lineup during the first half with a .279/.328/.426 slash line to go along with 19 doubles, 10 homers, three steals, 49 RBI and 40 runs.
JULY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Bryan De La Cruz stars as Marlins turn back Phillies Bryan De La Cruz went 4-for-4 with a homer, a double and two RBIs, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillie...
JULY 9, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Takes seat Sunday De La Cruz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Heraldreports.
Impact De La Cruz went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Saturday to end an 11-game hit streak, and he'll receive a well-deserved day off Sunday after making 46 consecutive starts. Jesus Sanchez, Jonathan Davis and Jorge Soler will start from left to right in the outfield while Jazz Chisholm serves as the designated hitter.
JULY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ends homer drought De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 10-1 win of the Red Sox.
Impact He drove a Garrett Whitlock changeup into the right-field bullpen at Fenway in the first inning to get the rout started. De La Cruz has a hit in eight straight games and an extra-base hit in three straight, but Tuesday's long ball snapped an 18-game homer drought, a stretch in which he'd slashed just .227/.263/.320. The streaky outfielder sports a .765 OPS on the season with nine homers, three steals, 34 runs and 43 RBI through 76 contests.
JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Extends hit streak De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with one double and one run scored in Sunday's win over Pittsburgh.
Impact De La Cruz recorded his first three-hit outing since May 30 while scoring one of the Marlins' two runs Sunday. The performance extended his hit streak to seven games, a stretch in which he's batting 11-for-29 (.379) with three doubles, four runs scored and three RBI.
JUNE 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Drives in three De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-1 victory over the Royals.
Impact De La Cruz provided the big hit Tuesday, a two-out, three-run double off Jackson Kowar to give the Marlins a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning. De La Cruz has hit safely in five of his last six games, going 7-for-21 (.333) with a .908 OPS in that span. The 26-year-old outfielder is now slashing .300/.353/.467 with eight homers, 28 runs scored, 31 RBI and three stolen bases through 232 plate appearances this season.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Homers Monday De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer scored in Monday's 9-6 victory over the Royals.
Impact De La Cruz is up to eight homers this season, with three coming in his last 10 games. The 26-year-old outfielder has been hot for over a month now -- he's batting .342 since the start of May. Overall, De La Cruz is slashing .300/.351/.464 with 28 RBI, 29 runs scored and three stolen bases through 228 plate appearances this season.
JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Hitting leadoff for 1st time, De La Cruz stays hot MIAMI -- For the first time this season -- and his career -- the Marlins had Bryan De La Cruz batting out of the leadoff position. It is saf...
MAY 31, 2023 • MLB.COM
Three hits, homer Tuesday De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-4 loss against the Padres.
Impact De La Cruz gave the Marlins a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning with a two-run homer off Ryan Weathers, his fourth of the year. The 26-year-old outfielder is on an impressive run -- he's now batting .379 (22-for-58) with four home runs in his last 15 games. On the season, De La Cruz is slashing .301/.351/.468 with seven homers, 25 runs scored, 23 RBI and three stolen bases across 202 plate appearances.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jumps to leadoff spot De La Cruz will bat leadoff Tuesday against the Padres.
Impact It's his first start at leadoff this year. De La Cruz struggled in the final two games of the Marlins' three-game weekend series against the Angels, but he boasts a .330/.384/.517 batting line through 99 total plate appearances in May.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Smacks sixth homer of season De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer run and three runs scored in Friday's victory over the Angels.
Impact This was De La Cruz's second four-hit game of the week. The outfielder also has hits in 18 of 22 games so far this month, inflating his batting average to a healthy .305 mark. The 26-year-old is red-hot at the moment, and is a solid option in fantasy.
MAY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Four hits in loss De La Cruz went 4-for-4 with two runs scored in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rockies.
Impact De La Cruz was solid, helping the Marlins outhit the Rockies 11-7, but his strong game wasn't enough. All four of his hits were singles, raising his batting average to .302 with five home runs, two stolen bases, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored through 44 games on the year. He's hitting .447 (17-for-38) over his last 10 contests.
MAY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
'Consistency' — and quoting Bob Marley — key for Marlins' Bryan De La Cruz during hit streak ‘Like the song says, every [little] thing’s gonna be all right.’
MAY 21, 2023 • MIAMIHERALD.COM
Crushes fifth homer De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with one double, one homer, three RBI and one run scored in Friday's loss to San Francisco.
Impact De La Cruz pulled an off-speed pitch low in the zone into the left field seats, driving in Miami's third and final run of the night. The outfielder is now on a seven-game hit streak, and is slashing .357/.390/.607 this month. In fact, the red-hot 26-year-old has only two hitless games since May started.
MAY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Swats homer in win De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional run in a 5-3 victory versus the Nationals on Thursday.
Impact De La Cruz got Miami off to a positive start with a solo homer to center field in the second inning. The long ball extended his hitting streak to six games, during which he is slashing .455/.520/.909 with two homers, four doubles, five RBI and six runs. The hot streak has pushed De La Cruz's season slash line to a very respectable .287/.327/.434 through 153 plate appearances.
MAY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Gets Wednesday off De La Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Peyton Burdick will receive a look in left field while De La Cruz takes a seat for the series finale. De La Cruz started in each of the Marlins' last six games and produced at least one hit in each of those contests.
MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
