Nationals Park is where Ildemaro Vargas and the Washington Nationals will go up against starter Luis Medina and the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, August 12 at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Medina (3-8) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his 13th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 3 1/3 innings pitched against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
- 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 have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
- The Athletics have the 30th-ranked ERA (5.80) in the majors this season.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.528 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
- With 158 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Ildemaro Vargas Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2022 | Ken Waldichuk | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/31/2022 | James Kaprielian | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2022 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2021 | Sean Manaea | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2021 | Chris Bassitt | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has recorded a hit in 27 of 47 games this year, with multiple hits in nine of them.
- He has hit a home run in 8.5% of his games this season (47 contests), going yard in 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- In 17 of 47 games this year (36.2%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Vargas has notched an RBI in 27.7% of his 47 games this year, with two or more RBI in 17.0% of them (eight). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- In nine of 47 games this season, he has struck out at least once, and he has one game in which he fanned more than once.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 32 |
| 9 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (56.3%) |
| 3 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (18.8%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (40.6%) |
| 3 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.1%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (28.1%) |
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