Blake Rutherford’s Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies, who will be sending Michael Lorenzen to the hill, face off at Nationals Park on Friday, August 18. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Rutherford
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Philadelphia Phillies
- The Phillies will hand the ball to Lorenzen (7-7) for his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, Aug. 9, when he threw nine scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals without allowing a hit.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 31-year-old’s 3.23 ERA ranks 10th, 1.043 WHIP ranks fourth, and 6.8 K/9 ranks 54th.
- The Phillies average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- The Phillies have the 10th-best ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
- The Phillies have a combined 1.240 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The Phillies have allowed 138 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 13th in MLB play.
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Blake Rutherford Stats vs. the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | Aaron Nola | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Rutherford Stats and Trends
- Rutherford has picked up a hit in two of seven games this season, with multiple base knocks in one of them.
- He has not yet homered this season in seven games.
- He has scored a run in one of seven contests this season.
- Rutherford hasn’t produced a run in seven games so far this year.
- In 71.4% of his seven games this season, he has struck out (five times). He’s also had three games with multiple Ks in 2023 (42.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GP | 5 |
| 2 (100.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (50.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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