Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays face off against starter John Schreiber and the Boston Red Sox at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, August 5 at Fenway Park.
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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 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Schreiber will take to the mound for the Red Sox, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, throwing one inning of relief while giving up four earned runs and allowing three hits.
- 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 (4.30) in the majors this season.
- The Red Sox rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.300 WHIP this season.
- The Red Sox have allowed 140 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 23rd in MLB.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/4/2023 | James Paxton | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has collected a base hit 76 times this year in 101 games played (75.2%), including multiple knocks on 31 occasions (30.7%).
- He has hit a home run in nine games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.4% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored in 40.6% of his 101 games this year. That includes two or more runs scored in 7.9% of them (eight).
- In 31 of 101 games this year (30.7%), Merrifield has picked up an RBI, and in 14 of those games (13.9%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 54 out of 101 games this year (53.5%), while fanning multiple times in 16 of those contests (15.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 51 |
| 37 (74.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 39 (76.5%) |
| 13 (26.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 18 (35.3%) |
| 21 (42.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (39.2%) |
| 3 (6.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (11.8%) |
| 17 (34.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (27.5%) |
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