The upcoming matchup between Jake Alu’s Washington Nationals and the Oakland Athletics (with Luis Medina drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 12 at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Alu
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will hand the ball to Medina (3-8) for his 13th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with a 5.47 ERA, 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .243.
- The Athletics strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
- The Athletics have the 30th-ranked ERA (5.80) in the majors this season.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.528 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- The Athletics have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 158 home runs allowed.
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Jake Alu Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Alu Stats and Trends
- Alu has recorded a hit in eight of 14 games this season (57.1%), with multiple base hits in two of them.
- He has hit one round-tripper despite logging a trip the plate in 14 games this season.
- He has touched home plate in three of 14 contests this season.
- Alu has driven in at least one run in five of 14 games played this season (35.7%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In 71.4% of his contests this year (10 of 14), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In six of those games (42.9%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GP | 9 |
| 4 (80.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (44.4%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (22.2%) |
| 2 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (11.1%) |
| 1 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (22.2%) |
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