Ildemaro Vargas and the Washington Nationals meet starter Graham Ashcraft and the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 PM ET on Friday, August 4 at Great American Ball Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds
- Ashcraft (6-7) will take the mound for the Reds, his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed six innings without allowing a run on five hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 5.31, 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .274 in 20 games this season.
- The Reds strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- The Reds have pitched to a 4.85 this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- Reds pitchers have a 1.439 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Reds have allowed the fifth-most home runs this season with 153, or 1.4 per game.
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Ildemaro Vargas Stats vs. the Reds
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2023 | Brandon Williamson | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2022 | Nick Lodolo | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/27/2022 | Luis Cessa | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/26/2022 | Mike Minor | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has a hit in 56.4% of his games this year (22 of 39), and he posted multiple hits in six of them (15.4%).
- This season, he has gone yard in two of the 39 games, going deep in 1.7% of his plate appearances.
- In 14 of 39 games this season, he has touched home plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Vargas has tallied an RBI in 23.1% of his 39 games this year, with two or more RBI in 12.8% of those contests (five). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- He has gone down on strikes seven times this season in 39 games played (17.9%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GP | 25 |
| 8 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 14 (56.0%) |
| 2 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (16.0%) |
| 3 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (44.0%) |
| 2 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (24.0%) |
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