On Sunday, August 20 at 7:10 PM ET, Jake Cave and the Philadelphia Phillies will challenge starter Trevor Williams and the Washington Nationals at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, airing on ESPN,ESPN2.
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Player Prop Odds for Cave
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals
- Williams (5-7) will take to the mound for the Nationals and make his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, Aug. 13, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed six hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in 24 games this season with an ERA of 5.20, a 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.521.
- The Nationals strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Nationals have the 27th-ranked ERA (4.95) in the majors this season.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.457 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
- The Nationals have given up the most long balls so far this season with 188 home runs allowed.
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Jake Cave Stats vs. the Nationals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Jake Irvin | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/19/2023 | Ildemaro Vargas | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 recorded a hit in 50.0% of his 40 games this year, with more than one hit in 22.5% of those contests (nine).
- He has homered in four games this season, going deep in 3% of his trips to the plate.
- In eight of 40 games this year (20.0%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Cave has tallied at least one RBI in 12 of 40 games this season (30.0%). He has collected two or more RBI in three of those games (7.5%).
- He has struck out one or more times in 27 out of 40 games this year (67.5%), while fanning multiple times in three of them (7.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GP | 23 |
| 9 (52.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 11 (47.8%) |
| 4 (23.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (21.7%) |
| 3 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (21.7%) |
| 2 (11.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (8.7%) |
| 5 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (30.4%) |
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