On Wednesday, August 16 at 7:07 PM ET, Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will challenge starter Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies at Rogers Centre, airing on SNET.
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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 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Philadelphia Phillies
- The Phillies’ Nola (9-8) will make his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw five innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 30-year-old’s 4.49 ERA ranks 48th, 1.146 WHIP ranks 21st, and 9.3 K/9 ranks 22nd.
- The Phillies strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
- The Phillies have the 10th-best ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.242 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
- With 137 homers allowed, the Phillies rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/10/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Aaron Nola | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2022 | Zack Wheeler | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- In 75.5% of his 110 games this season, Merrifield has notched a base hit (83 times). He’s also registered 35 multi-hit games in 2023 (31.8%).
- He has left the yard in 10 of 110 games in 2023 (9.1%), which is 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate in 41.8% of his 110 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 9.1% of those games (10).
- Merrifield has notched at least one RBI 35 times this season in 110 games played (31.8%), including 15 games with more than one RBI (13.6%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has fanned 58 times this year in 110 tries (52.7%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 14.5% of games (16 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | GP | 56 |
| 41 (75.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 42 (75.0%) |
| 15 (27.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (35.7%) |
| 24 (44.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (39.3%) |
| 4 (7.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.7%) |
| 19 (35.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (28.6%) |
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