On Thursday, August 17 at 4:05 PM ET, Ildemaro Vargas and the Washington Nationals will take on starter Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park, airing on MASN.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will send Sale (5-2) to the mound for his 13th start this season.
- The left-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed one hit in 4 2/3 innings pitched against the Detroit Tigers on Friday.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 12 games this season with an ERA of 4.52, a 5.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.115.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.34 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.306 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have allowed 158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/16/2023 | James Paxton | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has recorded a hit in 58.8% of his 51 games this season, with multiple hits in 17.6% of those contests (nine).
- He has left the yard in four of 51 games in 2023 (7.8%), which is 2.4% of his trips to the dish.
- In 18 of 51 games this year (35.3%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Vargas has driven in at least one run in 14 out of 51 games this year (27.5%). He has collected two or more RBI in eight of them (15.7%).
- He has struck out 11 times this year in 51 games played (21.6%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 32 |
| 12 (63.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (56.3%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (18.8%) |
| 5 (26.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (40.6%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.1%) |
| 5 (26.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (28.1%) |
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