Ildemaro Vargas’ Washington Nationals and the Oakland Athletics, who will be sending Ken Waldichuk to the mound, go head to head at Nationals Park on Sunday, August 13. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Waldichuk (2-7) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his 17th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 6.30, a 1.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.707 in 26 games this season.
- The Athletics average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- The Athletics have the 30th-ranked ERA (5.78) in the majors this season.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.530 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
- The Athletics have allowed the fifth-most home runs this season with 159, or 1.4 per game.
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Ildemaro Vargas Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/12/2023 | Luis Medina | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 collected a base hit 28 times this year in 48 games played (58.3%), including multiple knocks on nine occasions (18.8%).
- He has hit a long ball in 8.3% of his games in 2023 (four of 48), which amounts to 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 18 of 48 games played this season (37.5%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Vargas has driven in a run in 27.1% of his 48 games this season, with more than one RBI in 16.7% of those contests (eight). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes 10 times this season in 48 games played (20.8%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 32 |
| 10 (62.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (56.3%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (18.8%) |
| 5 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (40.6%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.1%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (28.1%) |
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