On Wednesday, August 9 at 6:40 PM ET, Jake Alu and the Washington Nationals will square off against starter Michael Lorenzen and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, airing on NSPPH.
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Player Prop Odds for Alu
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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Stats and Trends for the Philadelphia Phillies
- The Phillies will hand the ball to Lorenzen (6-7) for his 20th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed six hits in eight innings against the Miami Marlins.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 3.48 ERA this season with 7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine across 19 games.
- The Phillies have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.00 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.240 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- The Phillies have given up 130 home runs so far this season (the 13th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Jake Alu Stats vs. the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Ranger Suárez | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Alu Stats and Trends
- This season, Alu has posted at least one hit in seven of 11 games played (63.6%), with two multi-hit games.
- He has not yet hit a long ball this season in 11 games.
- He has touched home plate at least one time twice this year in 11 tries. However, he did not score multiple runs in either of those games.
- In four of 11 games this year, Alu has notched an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- He has been set down on strikes in 63.6% of his 11 games this year, while fanning more than once in 36.4% of them (four).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | GP | 7 |
| 3 (75.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (57.1%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (28.6%) |
| 1 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (14.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (28.6%) |
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