At 3:07 PM ET on Wednesday, August 30, Ildemaro Vargas and the Washington Nationals will suit up against the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Chris Bassitt at Rogers Centre, airing on SNET.
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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 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Bassitt (12-7) will take the mound for the Blue Jays, his 28th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 4.00 ERA ranks 33rd, 1.214 WHIP ranks 28th, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 31st.
- The Blue Jays average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the league.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.75 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have a combined 1.236 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
- The Blue Jays have given up 163 home runs so far this season (the 17th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Ildemaro Vargas Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | José Berríos | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Kevin Gausman | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Vargas Stats and Trends
- Vargas has recorded a hit in 36 of 63 games this year, with multiple hits in 11 of them.
- Out of the 63 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a home run in four contests (6.3%), leaving the ballpark in 1.9% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 20 of 63 games played this season (31.7%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Vargas has driven in at least one run in 22.2% of his games this season (14 of 63), including more than one RBI in eight of those contests (12.7%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 11 of 63 games this season, he has been set down on strikes at least once, and he has one game in which he fanned more than once.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GP | 40 |
| 13 (56.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (57.5%) |
| 3 (13.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (20.0%) |
| 6 (26.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 14 (35.0%) |
| 3 (13.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.5%) |
| 5 (21.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (22.5%) |
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