On Wednesday, August 30 at 3:07 PM ET, Jake Alu and the Washington Nationals will square off against starter Chris Bassitt and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, airing on SNET.
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Player Prop Odds for Alu
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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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’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 34-year-old ranks 33rd in ERA (4.00), 28th in WHIP (1.214), and 31st in K/9 (8.5).
- The Blue Jays have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.75 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of just 1.236 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- With 163 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Jake Alu Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | José Berríos | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Kevin Gausman | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Alu Stats and Trends
- Alu has picked up a hit in 15 of 26 games this season, with multiple hits in five of them.
- He has homered in one of 26 games, going deep in 1.1% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has scored at least once five times this season in 26 games played (19.2%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Alu has plated at least one run in eight out of 26 games this year (30.8%). He has collected two or more RBI in three of those games (11.5%).
- In 61.5% of his contests this year (16 of 26), he has struck out at least once. In seven of those games (26.9%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 16 |
| 6 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (56.3%) |
| 2 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (18.8%) |
| 3 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (12.5%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (25.0%) |
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