At 3:07 PM ET on Wednesday, August 30, Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will suit up against the Washington Nationals and starting pitcher Patrick Corbin at Rogers Centre, airing on SNET.
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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 Washington Nationals
- The Nationals’ Corbin (9-11) will make his 27th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings pitched against the New York Yankees on Thursday.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 4.76 ERA ranks 45th, 1.473 WHIP ranks 51st, and 6.3 K/9 ranks 50th.
- The Nationals average just 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.87 this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.446 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
- The Nationals have given up the most long balls so far this season with 202 home runs allowed.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Nationals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | MacKenzie Gore | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Josiah Gray | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has reached base with a base hit 90 times this season in 122 games played (73.8%), including multiple knocks in 28.7% of them (35 times).
- He has gone yard in 10 games this season, going deep in 2.2% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 50 times this season in 122 games played (41.0%), including 10 times when he tallied multiple runs (8.2%).
- Merrifield has driven in a run in 37 of 122 games this season, including multiple RBI in 15 of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 54.1% of his 122 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (66 times). He’s also had 17 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (13.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | GP | 62 |
| 44 (73.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 46 (74.2%) |
| 15 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (32.3%) |
| 26 (43.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (38.7%) |
| 4 (6.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (9.7%) |
| 20 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 17 (27.4%) |
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