It doesn't matter if you are trying to make your next big bet or parlay, tweak your fantasy team, rub something in your buddy's face, or just want to understand the game better, it's always interesting to look at a matchup. Nelson Cruz and Yu Darvish have faced off against each other 18 times throughout their careers. Against Yu Darvish, Nelson Cruz has maintained a Batting Average of 0.176, lower than his career batting average of 0.274. Yu Darvish's career opposing batting average is 0.217, higher than their face-off average, possibly overperforming against Nelson Cruz. Nelson Cruz's OPS against Yu Darvish is 0.458, lower than his career OPS of 0.859.

Yu Darvish has struck out Nelson Cruz 7 times in 17 at-bats. Against Yu Darvish, Nelson Cruz strikes out every 2.571 plate appearances. Nelson Cruz's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 4.4, striking out less often against Yu Darvish than average. Yu Darvish strikes out a batter every 3.414 plate appearances, striking out Nelson Cruz more often than his average.