Jake Cave and the Philadelphia Phillies will hit the field at Nationals Park on Saturday, August 19, where they will face off against the Washington Nationals and starting pitcher Jake Irvin. The matchup will begin at 4:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Cave
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +101 |
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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals
- The Nationals will send Irvin (3-5) to the mound for his 19th start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in 18 games this season with a 4.76 ERA, 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .256.
- The Nationals average just 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- The Nationals have the 27th-ranked ERA (4.90) in the majors this season.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.450 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- With 183 homers allowed, the Nationals rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
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Jake Cave Stats vs. the Nationals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Joan Adon | 3-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2023 | Patrick Corbin | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Josiah Gray | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Trevor Williams | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
Cave Stats and Trends
- Cave has collected a base hit 19 times this year in 39 games played (48.7%), including multiple knocks on nine occasions (23.1%).
- In three of 39 games this season, he has gone yard (7.7%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 2.3% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in seven of 39 games played this season (17.9%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Cave has tallied an RBI in 11 of 39 games this year, including multiple RBI in three of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has been set down on strikes in 26 of 39 games this year, including multiple Ks in three of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 22 |
| 9 (52.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (45.5%) |
| 4 (23.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (22.7%) |
| 3 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (18.2%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (4.5%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (27.3%) |
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