Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays meet starter Brett Kennedy and the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 PM ET on Friday, August 18 at Great American Ball Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds
- The Reds will send Kennedy to the mound for his second start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Friday when he threw two scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Pittsburgh Pirates while allowing one hit.
- The Reds average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- Reds pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.77 this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The Reds rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.412 WHIP this season.
- With 170 homers allowed, the Reds rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Reds
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7/2021 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/6/2021 | Luis Castillo | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 7/5/2021 | Vladimir Gutierrez | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has picked up a hit in 74.8% of his 111 games this year, with multiple base hits in 31.5% of those contests (35).
- He has hit a long ball in 9.0% of his games in 2023 (10 of 111), which amounts to 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 46 times this year in 111 games played (41.4%), including 10 times when he tallied multiple runs (9.0%).
- Merrifield has driven in a run in 35 of 111 games this season, including multiple RBI in 15 of them. He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 59 of 111 games this season (53.2%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 16 of those games (14.4%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 56 |
| 41 (74.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 42 (75.0%) |
| 15 (27.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (35.7%) |
| 24 (43.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (39.3%) |
| 4 (7.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.7%) |
| 19 (34.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (28.6%) |
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