Ildemaro Vargas’ Washington Nationals and the Boston Red Sox, who will be sending James Paxton to the hill, match up at Nationals Park on Wednesday, August 16. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Paxton (7-3) will take the mound for the Red Sox, his 16th start of the season.
- The left-hander did not allow a run in 5 1/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with a 3.36 ERA, 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .227.
- The Red Sox have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.32 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.306 WHIP this season.
- The Red Sox have allowed 154 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 25th in MLB play.
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Ildemaro Vargas Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has reached base with a base hit 29 times this season in 50 games played (58.0%), including multiple knocks in 18.0% of them (nine times).
- In four of 50 games this season, he has homered (8.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- In 18 of 50 games this season (36.0%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- In 28.0% of his 50 games this season, Vargas has driven in a run (14 times). Also, he’s notched eight games with multiple RBI in 2023 (16.0%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes 11 times this season in 50 games played (22.0%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 32 |
| 11 (61.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (56.3%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (18.8%) |
| 5 (27.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (40.6%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.1%) |
| 5 (27.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (28.1%) |
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