Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will take the field at Rogers Centre on Saturday, August 26, where they will challenge the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Logan Allen. The matchup will start at 3:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians will send Allen (6-6) to the mound for his 20th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 19 games this season with an ERA of 3.31, a 2.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.335.
- The Guardians average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Guardians have the fourth-best ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
- The Guardians rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.282 WHIP this season.
- The Guardians have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 133 home runs allowed.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2023 | Noah Syndergaard | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Logan Allen | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2022 | Shane Bieber | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/12/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/10/2022 | Zach Plesac | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/9/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/8/2022 | Aaron Civale | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/1/2022 | Konnor Pilkington | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has picked up a hit in 73.7% of his 118 games this season, with at least two hits in 29.7% of those contests (35).
- He has hit a home run in 10 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.2% of his chances at the plate.
- He has touched home plate in 40.7% of his 118 games this season. That includes more than one run scored in 8.5% of those games (10).
- In 30.5% of his contests this year (36 of 118), Merrifield has tallied at least one RBI. In 15 of those games (12.7%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in three games.
- In 54.2% of his contests this season (64 of 118), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 17 of those games (14.4%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | GP | 62 |
| 41 (73.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 46 (74.2%) |
| 15 (26.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (32.3%) |
| 24 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (38.7%) |
| 4 (7.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (9.7%) |
| 19 (33.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 17 (27.4%) |
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