Ildemaro Vargas and the Washington Nationals will hit the field at Nationals Park on Tuesday, August 15, where they will square off against the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Nick Pivetta. The contest will start at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will hand the ball to Pivetta (8-6) for his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings pitched against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
- The 30-year-old has pitched in 28 games this season with a 4.16 ERA, 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .204.
- The Red Sox average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.33) in the majors this season.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.309 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- With 154 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has picked up a hit in 59.2% of his 49 games this season, with multiple base hits in 18.4% of them (nine).
- He has homered in four games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.5% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 18 of 49 games played this season (36.7%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 28.6% of his contests this season (14 of 49), Vargas has notched at least one RBI. In eight of those games (16.3%) he recorded more than one RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- He has gone down on strikes 10 times this year in 49 games played (20.4%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 32 |
| 11 (64.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (56.3%) |
| 3 (17.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (18.8%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (40.6%) |
| 3 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.1%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (28.1%) |
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