Jake Alu and the Washington Nationals meet starter Nick Pivetta and the Boston Red Sox at 7:05 PM ET on Tuesday, August 15 at Nationals Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Alu
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Pivetta (8-6) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw five innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up two earned runs while allowing four hits.
- 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 strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.33 this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
- 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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Alu Stats and Trends
- In 60.0% of his 15 games this season, Alu has recorded a base hit (nine times). He’s also registered three multi-hit games in 2023 (20.0%).
- He has hit a home run in one of 15 games, leaving the ballpark in 2% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has scored in three of 15 contests this season.
- Alu has notched at least one RBI in five of 15 games played this season (33.3%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In 73.3% of his contests this year (11 of 15), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In six of those games (40.0%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 9 |
| 5 (83.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (44.4%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (22.2%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 1 (11.1%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (22.2%) |
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