The upcoming matchup between Whit Merrifield’s Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox (with James Paxton getting the start) is scheduled for Friday, August 4 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will send Paxton (6-2) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
- The left-hander gave up one earned run in five innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 3.34, a 4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.071.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
- The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.294 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have given up 135 home runs so far this season (the 22nd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/2/2023 | Garrett Whitlock | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2023 | James Paxton | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/4/2023 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/3/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Tanner Houck | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2023 | Corey Kluber | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Michael Wacha | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 3-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has a hit in 75.0% of his games this season (75 of 100), and he posted multiple base knocks in 30 of those games (30.0%).
- In 8.0% of his games this season, he has gone yard (eight of 100). He’s hit a round-tripper in 2.2% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- In 40 of 100 contests this season (40.0%), he has scored, and eight of those games (8.0%) included a performance that produced two or more runs scored.
- Merrifield has plated at least one run in 30.0% of his games this season (30 of 100), including two or more RBI in 14 of them (14.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 53 times this season in 100 games played (53.0%), including 16 times punching out multiple times (16.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 50 |
| 37 (74.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 38 (76.0%) |
| 13 (26.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (34.0%) |
| 21 (42.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (38.0%) |
| 3 (6.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (10.0%) |
| 17 (34.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (26.0%) |
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