At 7:05 PM ET on Wednesday, August 16, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will take the diamond against the Washington Nationals and starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore at Nationals Park, airing on MASN.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -115 |
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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals
- The Nationals will hand the ball to Gore (6-9) for his 24th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed five innings while giving up six earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 23 games this season with an ERA of 4.62, a 2.68 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.427.
- The Nationals strike out just 7.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.88 this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.455 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- With 177 homers allowed, the Nationals rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Nationals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Josiah Gray | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/3/2021 | Joan Adon | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2021 | Josiah Gray | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has collected a hit in 68.3% of his 104 games this year, with at least two hits in 29.8% of those contests (31).
- Out of the 104 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s gone yard in nine contests (8.7%), hitting a home run in 2% of his plate appearances.
- In 48.1% of his games this season (50 of 104), he has scored at least a run. In 12 of those games (11.5%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Verdugo has driven in at least one run in 32 out of 104 games this year (30.8%). He has collected more than one RBI in 11 of those games (10.6%).
- In 54 of 104 games this year (51.9%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 11 of those games (10.6%) included an effort that resulted in more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | GP | 48 |
| 38 (67.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (68.8%) |
| 22 (39.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (18.8%) |
| 30 (53.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (41.7%) |
| 5 (8.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (8.3%) |
| 17 (30.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (31.3%) |
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