Whit Merrifield: MLB Player Prop Bets for Blue Jays Vs Rockies – September 1, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 31, 2023

Coors Field is where Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will face off against starter Chris Flexen and the Colorado Rockies on Friday, September 1 at 8:40 PM ET.

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

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 -132

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Stats and Trends for the Colorado Rockies

  • Flexen (1-6) will take the mound for the Rockies, his 11th start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
  • The 29-year-old has pitched in 23 games this season with an ERA of 6.94, a 1.97 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.734.
  • The Rockies strike out just 7.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in MLB.
  • The Rockies have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.61) in the majors this season.
  • The Rockies have a combined WHIP of 1.519 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
  • The Rockies have given up the second-most long balls so far this season with 194 home runs allowed.

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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Rockies

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/15/2022 Austin Gomber 2-for-4 1 1 2 1 0/0 0
5/14/2022 German Márquez 1-for-4 0 0 1 1 1/0 1
5/13/2022 Kyle Freeland 2-for-6 0 0 2 2 1/0 0

Merrifield Stats and Trends

  • In 74.0% of his 123 games this season, Merrifield has notched a base hit (91 times). He’s also registered 35 multi-hit games in 2023 (28.5%).
  • In 10 of 123 games this season, he has homered (8.1%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.1% of his trips to the dish.
  • He has scored at least one run in 40.7% of his contests this year (50 of 123), with two or more runs scored in 10 of those contests (8.1%).
  • Merrifield has driven in at least one run 37 times this season in 123 games played (30.1%), including 15 times driving in multiple runs (12.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
  • He has gone down on strikes at least once in 67 out of 123 games this year (54.5%), while fanning multiple times in 17 of them (13.8%).
Home Away
61 GP 62
45 (73.8%) Games w/1+ Hit 46 (74.2%)
15 (24.6%) Games w/2+ Hits 20 (32.3%)
26 (42.6%) Games w/1+ Run 24 (38.7%)
4 (6.6%) Games w/1+ HR 6 (9.7%)
20 (32.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 17 (27.4%)

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