Ildemaro Vargas: MLB Player Prop Bets for Nationals Vs Blue Jays – August 28, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 27, 2023

The upcoming game between Ildemaro Vargas’ Washington Nationals and the Toronto Blue Jays (with Kevin Gausman getting the start) is scheduled for Monday, August 28 at 7:07 PM ET.

Looking to wager on Vargas ahead of his matchup on Monday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Vargas

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +111
Runs 0.5 -113
RBI 0.5 -113
Strikeouts 0.5 -109

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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays

  • Gausman (9-8) will take the mound for the Blue Jays, his 26th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on five hits in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • Among qualified pitchers this year, the 32-year-old’s 3.23 ERA ranks 12th, 1.157 WHIP ranks 20th, and 11.7 K/9 ranks second.
  • The Blue Jays have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
  • Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.74 this year, second-best in baseball.
  • The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of just 1.238 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
  • The Blue Jays have allowed 161 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 17th in MLB play.

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Vargas Stats and Trends

  • Vargas has picked up a hit in 35 of 61 games this year, with multiple hits in 11 of them.
  • He has hit a long ball in 6.6% of his games this season (61 contests), going yard in 1.9% of his plate appearances.
  • In 20 of 61 games this season (32.8%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
  • In 14 of 61 games this season (23.0%), Vargas has tallied an RBI, and in eight of those games (13.1%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
  • He has gone down on strikes 11 times this season in 61 games played (18.0%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
Home Away
23 GP 38
13 (56.5%) Games w/1+ Hit 22 (57.9%)
3 (13.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 8 (21.1%)
6 (26.1%) Games w/1+ Run 14 (36.8%)
3 (13.0%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (2.6%)
5 (21.7%) Games w/1+ RBI 9 (23.7%)

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