Jordan Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals will hit the field at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, August 16, where they will square off against the Oakland Athletics and starting pitcher Paul Blackburn. The contest will begin at 6:45 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Walker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -146 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will send Blackburn (2-3) to the mound for his 13th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.52, 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .283 in 13 games this season.
- The Athletics have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.80 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.547 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- The Athletics have allowed the fifth-most home runs this season with 163, or 1.4 per game.
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Jordan Walker Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Spenser Watkins | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/14/2023 | JP Sears | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
Walker Stats and Trends
- In 55 of 77 games this season (71.4%), Walker has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 16 of those contests (20.8%).
- He has homered in 11 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 3.6% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 24 of 77 games this year (31.2%), which includes more than one run scored in four of them (5.2%).
- In 26 of 77 games this season (33.8%), Walker has driven in a run, and in seven of those games (9.1%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 52 of 77 games this year (67.5%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, 15 of those games (19.5%) included a performance that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 36 |
| 31 (75.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (66.7%) |
| 10 (24.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (16.7%) |
| 11 (26.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (36.1%) |
| 4 (9.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (19.4%) |
| 16 (39.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 10 (27.8%) |
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