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Oneil Cruz for Santiago Espinal (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT  | Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - LAD  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 39 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 31 | # 1309 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 53 | 5 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 1 |
| RBI | 50 | 4 |
| Stolen Bases | 21 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .242 | .247 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 24 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 35 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 62 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 78 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 33 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 61 | # 397 |
| Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT | Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - LAD | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 233 | 43 |
| Runs | 40 | 4 |
| Hits | 60 | 9 |
| Singles | 37 | 5 |
| Doubles | 10 | 3 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 1 |
| RBI | 40 | 5 |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 0 |
| Walks | 21 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 90 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .209 |
| On Base Pct | .327 | .222 |
| Slugging Pct | .468 | .349 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .795 | .571 |
| Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT | Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - LAD | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 336 | 45 |
| Runs | 53 | 5 |
| Hits | 81 | 11 |
| Singles | 47 | 8 |
| Doubles | 16 | 2 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 1 |
| RBI | 50 | 4 |
| Stolen Bases | 21 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 0 |
| Walks | 40 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 117 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .242 | .247 |
| On Base Pct | .329 | .298 |
| Slugging Pct | .446 | .337 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .775 | .635 |
| Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT | Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - LAD | |
| News | ||
| Oneil Cruz went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a pair of stolen bases on Saturday, lifting the Pirates to a 10-9 win over the Twins. David Leisering Sun, May 31st | Santiago Espinal was called back up to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Diego Sandoval Fri, May 29th | |
| Oneil Cruz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and two runs batted in to help the Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Twins on Friday. David Leisering Sat, May 30th | The Dodgers sent INF Santiago Espinal outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Oneil Cruz went 3-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base on Tuesday, helping the Pirates to a 12-1 win over the Cubs. David Leisering Wed, May 27th | The Dodgers designated INF Santiago Espinal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Oneil Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run on Sunday, helping the Pirates to a 4-1 victory in Toronto. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | Santiago Espinal went 1-for-3 in a win over the Giants with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Chase Davis Thu, May 14th | |
| Oneil Cruz went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, a stolen base, and two runs batted in on Friday in an 11-9, 10-inning loss to the Phillies. David Leisering Fri, May 15th | Espinal signed a minor-league contract with an invitation to camp in February. Tommy Edman and Enrique Hernandez are both slated to begin the season on the injured list with ankle and elbow issues respectively. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT | Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - LAD | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (0-0) | #198 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #340 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | @ MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | vs COL | Tanner Gordon (0-0) | #325 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs LAD | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs LAD | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ ATH | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ ATH | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ ATH | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs SEA | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs SEA | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs SEA | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ PHI | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ WSH | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ WSH | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ WSH | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATL | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATL | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CLE | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CLE | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CLE | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ NYY | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ NYY | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ NYY | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CHC | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CHC | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CHC | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ MIL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs NYM | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs NYM | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs NYM | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs DET | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs DET | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs DET | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ SD | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ SD | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ STL | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ STL | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ STL | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ CWS | vs CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ CWS | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ CHC | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ CHC | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ CHC | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs KC | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs KC | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs KC | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs STL | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs STL | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs STL | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ DET | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ DET | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ DET | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ HOU | Steven Okert | ||||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIN | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs CIN | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CIN | |||||
