Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will take the field at Rogers Centre on Sunday, August 13, where they will match up with the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Jameson Taillon. The matchup will start at 1:37 PM ET.
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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 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- Taillon (7-6) will take the mound for the Cubs, his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw seven innings against the New York Mets, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 5.17, a 2.97 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.327 in 20 games this season.
- The Cubs have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.26 this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.279 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Cubs have given up 132 home runs so far this season (the 11th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/12/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2023 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Luke Farrell | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/22/2021 | Alec Mills | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/21/2021 | Keegan Thompson | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/20/2021 | Zach Davies | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has recorded a hit 81 times this year in 108 games played (75.0%), with 33 multi-hit efforts (30.6%).
- Out of the 108 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a home run in 10 contests (9.3%), going deep in 2.5% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 44 times this season in 108 games played (40.7%), including eight times when he tallied multiple runs (7.4%).
- Merrifield has picked up at least one RBI in 31.5% of his games this year (34 of 108), including more than one RBI in 15 of them (13.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has been set down on strikes in 53.7% of his 108 games this year, while fanning more than once in 14.8% of those contests (16).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | GP | 56 |
| 39 (75.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 42 (75.0%) |
| 13 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (35.7%) |
| 22 (42.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (39.3%) |
| 4 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.7%) |
| 18 (34.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (28.6%) |
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