Jeimer Candelario and the Washington Nationals take on starter Vince Velasquez and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:05 PM ET on Saturday, April 29 at Nationals Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Candelario
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Velasquez (3-2) to the mound for his sixth start this season.
- The right-hander allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 30-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (3.76), 47th in WHIP (1.253), and 37th in K/9 (9.2).
- The Pirates average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (nine) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.61 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- With just 22 homers allowed, the Pirates rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Jeimer Candelario Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/2022 | José Quintana | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2022 | Dillon Peters | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2021 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2021 | Dillon Peters | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2021 | Bryse Wilson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/22/2021 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2021 | Miguel Yajure | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2021 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Candelario Stats and Trends
- Candelario has collected a hit in 62.5% of his 24 games this season, with multiple hits in 25% of those contests (six).
- He has gone yard in four games this season, going deep in 3.7% of his chances at the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 10 of 24 games played this season (41.7%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Candelario has produced at least one run eight times this year in 24 tries (33.3%), including driving in more than one run in 16.7% of games (four times).
- In 66.7% of his contests this year (16 of 24), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In seven of those games (29.2%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 13 |
| 7 (63.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (61.5%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (23.1%) |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (38.5%) |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (15.4%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (38.5%) |
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