Great American Ball Park is where Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will go up against starter Brandon Williamson and the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, August 19 at 6:40 PM ET.
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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 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds
- The Reds’ Williamson (4-2) will make his 17th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up one earned run on two hits in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The 25-year-old has pitched to a 4.33 ERA this season with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.4 walks per nine across 16 games.
- The Reds have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the majors.
- The Reds have the 26th-ranked ERA (4.73) in the majors this season.
- The Reds rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.405 WHIP this season.
- The Reds have given up the third-most long balls so far this season with 170 home runs allowed.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Reds
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Brett Kennedy | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 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
- In 84 of 112 games this season (75.0%), Merrifield has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 35 of those contests (31.3%).
- He has hit a long ball in 8.9% of his games this season (112 contests), going yard in 2.4% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 46 of 112 games this year (41.1%), which includes more than one run scored in 10 of those games (8.9%).
- Merrifield has plated a run in 35 of 112 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 53.6% of his contests this season (60 of 112), he has struck out at least once. In 16 of those games (14.3%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 57 |
| 41 (74.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 43 (75.4%) |
| 15 (27.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (35.1%) |
| 24 (43.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (38.6%) |
| 4 (7.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.5%) |
| 19 (34.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (28.1%) |
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