Ildemaro Vargas and the Washington Nationals will hit the field at Nationals Park on Saturday, August 19, where they will play the Philadelphia Phillies and starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez. The matchup will start at 4:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Vargas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Philadelphia Phillies
- The Phillies will send Sanchez (1-3) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, Aug. 11, when he threw six innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 3.39, a 4.42 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .994.
- The Phillies average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- The Phillies have pitched to a 3.98 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.244 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The Phillies have allowed 139 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 12th in MLB.
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Ildemaro Vargas Stats vs. the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/10/2023 | Aaron Nola | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Ranger Suárez | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/2/2023 | Ranger Suárez | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/1/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | Ranger Suárez | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Zack Wheeler | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Noah Syndergaard | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has a hit in 56.6% of his games this year (30 of 53), and he posted more than one hit in nine of those games (17.0%).
- He has hit a long ball in four games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.3% of his trips to the plate.
- In 19 of 53 games this year (35.8%), he has touched home plate at least one time, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Vargas has plated a run in 14 of 53 games this year, including multiple RBI in eight of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 11 of 53 games this year, he has struck out one or more times, and he has one game in which he fanned more than once.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GP | 32 |
| 12 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (56.3%) |
| 3 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (18.8%) |
| 6 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (40.6%) |
| 3 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (3.1%) |
| 5 (23.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (28.1%) |
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